Proverbs 1:5
American King James Version (AKJV)
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels:
American Standard Version (ASV)
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
By listening, the wise shall become wiser and the intelligent shall possess governments.
Darby Bible (DBY)
He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.
English Revised Version (ERV)
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; and that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Wise people will listen and gain in learning, and those who have good judgment will gain skills in guidance,
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, And the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;
King James Version (KJV)
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will attain to sound counsel.
Webster Bible (Webster)
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels:
World English Bible (WEB)
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)