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Proverbs 1:5

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that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

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The verses immediately either side, within Proverbs 1.

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4to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man—

Proverbs 1:5

that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

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6to understand a proverb and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

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