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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ישמע חכם ויוסף לקח ונבון תחבלות יקנה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ySHm` KHkm vyvsp lqKH vnbvn tKHblvt yqnh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
audiens sapiens sapientior erit et intellegens gubernacula possidebit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Authorized (King James) Version   
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
New King James Version   
A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
21st Century King James Version   
A wise man will hear and will increase learning, and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsel

Other translations
American Standard Version   
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
A wise man will listen and will add to his wisdom and the intelligent will gain leadership
Darby Bible Translation   
He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; and that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
God's Word   
a wise person will listen and continue to learn, and an understanding person will gain direction-
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
a wise man will listen and increase his learning, and a discerning man will obtain guidance--
International Standard Version   
Let the wise listen and increase their learning; let the person of understanding receive guidance
NET Bible   
(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)
New American Standard Bible   
A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
New International Version   
let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance--
New Living Translation   
Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance
Webster's Bible Translation   
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels:
The World English Bible   
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
EasyEnglish Bible   
Wise people should also listen carefully, so that they learn something new. And people with clever minds can learn to live in a good way.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)
New Life Version   
A wise man will hear and grow in learning. A man of understanding will become able
The Voice Bible   
The wise will pay attention to these words and will grow in learning, and the discerning will receive divine guidance,
Living Bible   
I want those already wise to become wiser and become leaders by exploring the depths of meaning in these nuggets of truth.”
New Catholic Bible   
By listening to them the wise will add to their learning, and those gifted with discernment will increase their ability
Legacy Standard Bible   
Let the wise man hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire guidance,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
If the wise will hear them, doctrine shall increase, and the man of understanding shall acquire wise counsel:
Christian Standard Bible   
let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance—
Amplified Bible © 1954   
The wise also will hear and increase in learning, and the person of understanding will acquire skill and attain to sound counsel [so that he may be able to steer his course rightly]—
New Century Version   
Wise people can also listen and learn; even they can find good advice in these words.
The Message   
These are the wise sayings of Solomon, David’s son, Israel’s king— Written down so we’ll know how to live well and right, to understand what life means and where it’s going; A manual for living, for learning what’s right and just and fair; To teach the inexperienced the ropes and give our young people a grasp on reality. There’s something here also for seasoned men and women, still a thing or two for the experienced to learn— Fresh wisdom to probe and penetrate, the rhymes and reasons of wise men and women.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
A wise person should listen, and he will increase learning. A person with understanding should obtain guidance
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
let the wise also hear and gain in learning, and the discerning acquire skill,
Good News Translation®   
These proverbs can even add to the knowledge of the wise and give guidance to the educated,
Wycliffe Bible   
A wise man hearing shall be the wiser; and a man (of) understanding shall hold governance. (A wise person listening shall become wiser; and a person understanding shall gain skills, or abilities.)
Contemporary English Version   
If you are already wise, you will become even wiser. And if you are smart, you will learn to understand
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
the wise man also may hear and increase in learning, and the man of understanding acquire skill,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning and the discerning acquire skill,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
let the wise also hear and gain in learning, and the discerning acquire skill,
Common English Bible © 2011   
The wise hear them and grow in wisdom; those with understanding gain guidance.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
The wise will hear and increase their learning, And the person of understanding will acquire wise counsel and the skill [to steer his course wisely and lead others to the truth],
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
The wise by hearing them will advance in learning, the intelligent will gain sound guidance,
New American Standard Bible   
A wise person will hear and increase in learning, And a person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
The Expanded Bible   
Wise people can also listen and ·learn [add/increase teaching]; even ·they [L those with understanding] can find good ·advice in these words [guidance].
Tree of Life Version   
(let the wise listen and increase learning and the discerning obtain wise counsel)
Revised Standard Version   
the wise man also may hear and increase in learning, and the man of understanding acquire skill,
New International Reader's Version   
Let wise people listen and add to what they have learned. Let those who understand what is right get guidance.
BRG Bible   
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Complete Jewish Bible   
Someone who is already wise will hear and learn still more; someone who already understands will gain the ability to counsel well;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
let the wise also hear and gain in learning, and the discerning acquire skill,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
A chacham (wise person) will hear, and will increase learning, and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Names of God Bible   
a wise person will listen and continue to learn, and an understanding person will gain direction—
Modern English Version   
a wise man will hear and will increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
Easy-to-Read Version   
Even the wise could become wiser by listening to these proverbs. They will gain understanding and learn to solve difficult problems.
International Children’s Bible   
Wise people should also listen to them and learn even more. Even they can find good advice in these words.
Lexham English Bible   
may the wise hear and increase learning, and the one who understands gain direction,
New International Version - UK   
let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance –