Cross references

Proverbs 1:5

let the wise listen and gain instruction,

and the discerning acquire wise counsel

Proverbs 1:5 BSB

Proverbs 1:5 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 12:1 (36 votes) and Proverbs 9:9 (21 votes). 28 other verses point back to it. It links with 16 other books, from Exodus 18 to 1 John 2.

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Which verses does Proverbs 1:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

  2. Proverbs 9:921 votes

    Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

  3. I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.

  4. Job 34:108 votes

    Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.

  5. Job 34:168 votes

    If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.

  6. Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. …

  7. Job 34:345 votes

    Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:

  8. While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”

  9. Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day! Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.

Which verses point to Proverbs 1:5?

The 10 strongest of 28.