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Proverbs 9:9

9 Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,

Teach a righteous man and he will aincrease his learning.

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Proverbs 9:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;

teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.

Proverbs 9:9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;

teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 9:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:

Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 9:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Instruct the wise,

and they will be even wiser.

Teach the righteous,

and they will learn even more.

Proverbs 9:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;

Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 9:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Teach the wise, and they will become even wiser;

teach good people, and they will learn even more.

Proverbs 9:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:

Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 9:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Impart to a wise man, and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase learning.

Proverbs 9:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Give ⸤advice⸥ to a wise person, 

and he will become even wiser. 

Teach a righteous person, 

and he will learn more. 

Proverbs 9:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;

teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.

Proverbs 9:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser still;

teach the righteous and they will gain in learning.

Proverbs 9:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Give to a wise one and he will become more wise;

teach a righteous one and he will increase learning.

Proverbs 9:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Teach a wise man. He will become even wiser.

Teach a person who does right. He will learn even more.


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