Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Proverbs 1:5

Context
NETBible

(Let the wise also 1  hear 2  and gain 3  instruction, and let the discerning 4  acquire 5  guidance! 6 )

NIV ©

biblegateway Pro 1:5

let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—

NASB ©

biblegateway Pro 1:5

A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

NLT ©

biblegateway Pro 1:5

Let those who are wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. And let those who understand receive guidance

MSG ©

biblegateway Pro 1:5

There's something here also for seasoned men and women,

BBE ©

SABDAweb Pro 1:5

(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

NRSV ©

bibleoremus Pro 1:5

Let the wise also hear and gain in learning, and the discerning acquire skill,

NKJV ©

biblegateway Pro 1:5

A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

[+] More English

KJV
A wise
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[man] will hear
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and will increase
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learning
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and a man of understanding
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shall attain
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unto wise counsels
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NASB ©

biblegateway Pro 1:5

A wise
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man
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will hear
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and increase
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in learning
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, And a man of understanding
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will acquire
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wise
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counsel
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PRT
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V-AAPNS
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A-NSM
sofwterov
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A-NSMC
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PRT
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N-ASM
kthsetai
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NET [draft] ITL
(Let the wise
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also hear
<08085>
and gain
<03254>
instruction
<03948>
, and let the discerning
<0995>
acquire
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guidance
<08458>
!)
HEBREW
hnqy
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twlbxt
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Nwbnw
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xql
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Powyw
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Mkx
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NETBible

(Let the wise also 1  hear 2  and gain 3  instruction, and let the discerning 4  acquire 5  guidance! 6 )

NET Notes

tn The term “also” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness.

sn Verse 5 functions as a parenthesis in the purpose statements of 1:1-7. There are two purpose statements in 1:2 (“to know wisdom” and “to discern sayings”). The first is stated in detail in 1:3-4, first from the perspective of the student then the teacher. 1:6 will state the second purpose of 1:2. But between the two the writer notes that even the wise can become wiser. The book is not just for neophytes; it is for all who want to grow in wisdom.

tn The verb יִשְׁמַע (yishma’) functions as a jussive of advice or counsel (“Let him hear!”) rather than a customary imperfect (“he will hear”). The jussive is supported by the parallelism with the following Hiphil jussive וְיוֹסֶף (vÿyosef, “Let him add!”).

tn Heb “add.”

tn The Niphal substantival participle נָבוֹן (navon, “discerning”), rather than the noun, is used to describe a person who is habitually characterized by discernment. 1:5 forms a striking contrast to 1:4 – there was the simpleton and the youth, here the wise and discerning. Both need this book.

tn The Hiphil verb וְיוֹסֶף (vÿyosef) is a jussive rather than an imperfect as the final short vowel (segol) and accent on the first syllable shows (BDB 415 s.v. יָסַף Hiph).

tn The noun תַּחְבֻּלָה (takhbulah, “direction; counsel”) refers to moral guidance (BDB 287 s.v.). It is related to חֹבֵל (khovel, “sailor”), חִבֵּל (khibel, “mast”) and חֶבֶל (khevel, “rope; cord”), so BDB suggests it originally meant directing a ship by pulling ropes on the mast. It is used in a concrete sense of God directing the path of clouds (Job 37:12) and in a figurative sense of moral guidance (Prov 11:14; 20:18; 24:6). Here it refers to the ability to steer a right course through life (A. Cohen, Proverbs, 2).




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