proverbs_1:5
Proverbs 1:5
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| ESV |
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
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| NIV |
let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-
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| NLT |
Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance
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| LXX |
τῶνδε γὰρ ἀκούσας σοφὸς σοφώτερος ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. νοήμων κυβέρνησιν κτήσεται |
| KJV |
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
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