Proverbs Chapter 9 verse 9 Holy Bible
Give `instruction' to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
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Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
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Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning.
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Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
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Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
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Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser. The Hebrew is merely "give to the wise," with no object mentioned; but the context suggests "instruction," even though, as in ver. 8, it takes the form of rebuke. Vulgate and Septuagint, "Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser" (comp. Matthew 13:12; Matthew 25:29). To make the best use of all occasions of learning duty, whether they present themselves in a winning or a forbidden shape, is the part of one who is wise unto salvation (see Proverbs 1:5, and note there). Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. Wisdom being a moral and not merely an intellectual, quality. there is a natural interchange of "wise" and "just," referring to the same individual, in the two clauses. Vulgate, festinabit accipere; Septuagint, "Instruct a wise man, and he shall have more given him." The wise are thus rewarded with larger measures of wisdom, because they are simple, humble, and willing to learn, having that childlike spirit which Christ commends (Matthew 18:3).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Give instruction to a wise man.--Comp. Matthew 13:12; Matthew 25:29.
