SinaiProverbs 9:9
American Standard Version
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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Proverbs 9:9 in other translations
Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.
Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 9:9 in context
- 7He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
- 8Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
- 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
- 10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
- 11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.