Proverbs 9:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 9:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 9:9 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 9:9 — KJV
“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.”
— Proverbs 9:9 (KJV)
Proverbs 9:9 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 9:9
“Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:9: wise, wiser, teach
“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: affliction: or, oppression”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:9: give, yet, teach
“And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. back: Heb. neck”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:9: instruction, yet, teach
“And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:9: wise, wiser, just
“And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. mercies: Gr. holy, or just things: which word the Septuagint in many places, uses for that which is in the Hebrew, mercies”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:9: give, wise, just
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