Proverbs 1:5 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 1 · verse 5 · King James Version

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:Proverbs 1:5 · King James Version

Proverbs 1:5 in context

3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

understandingbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
increaseyâçaphto add or augmentH3254 →
learningleqachproperly, something receivedH3948 →
attainqânâhto erectH7069 →
wisechâkâmwiseH2450 →
hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →