⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

⁹ Give `instruction' to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

¹⁶ And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that `the king' said unto him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

¹⁰ Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

¹⁶ If now `thou hast' understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words.

³⁴ Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:

⁹⁸ Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.

⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰ I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.

¹ Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

¹⁵ I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

³² And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me:

³³ and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.