A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
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Gill's Exposition
A wise man will hear,.... With great attention, and hearken to the proverbs and wise sayings herein delivered; for here are many things entertaining to men of years and wisdom, as well as instructive…
Barnes' Notes
But it is not for the young only that he writes. The “man of understanding” may gain “wise counsels,” literally, the power to “steer” his course rightly on the dangerous seas of life. This…
We have here an introduction to this book, which some think was prefixed by the collector and publisher, as Ezra; but it is rather supposed to have been penned by Solomon himself, who, in the…
Cambridge Bible
A wiseman will hear Or, That the wise man may hear, R.V., making the clause a continuation of the direct statement of the design of the Book.
learning Lit. taking, and so that which is taken, or…
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