Cross references
Proverbs 9:9
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Proverbs 9:9 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 1:5 (13 votes) and Matthew 13:11–12 (7 votes). 30 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Genesis 20 to 1 John 5.
Which verses does Proverbs 9:9 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 1:513 votes
let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
- Matthew 13:11–127 votes
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
- 1 John 5:137 votes
I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
- Proverbs 25:125 votes
Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
- 1 John 2:20–215 votes
You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
- Hosea 6:34 votes
So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
- 2 Peter 3:183 votes
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Which verses point to Proverbs 9:9?
The 10 strongest of 30.