Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 25:12 describes the value of a wise reprover to a listening ear — complementing the benefit of teaching the wise.

Proverbs 1:5 similarly states that the wise increase in learning — reinforcing the same principle.

In Proverbs 10:8, the wise heart receives commandments — directly parallels the wise becoming wiser through instruction.

In Proverbs 10:14, the wise store up knowledge — echoing the theme of increasing learning through instruction.

In Proverbs 12:15, the wise man listens to advice — the same receptive posture that leads to greater wisdom.

In Proverbs 13:18, heeding reproof brings honor — mirroring the promise that teaching the righteous increases learning.

In Proverbs 15:14, the understanding heart seeks knowledge — aligning with the wise person who becomes still wiser.

In Proverbs 15:31, listening to reproof places one among the wise — similar to the wise being teachable and growing.

In Proverbs 17:10, a rebuke goes deep into a man of understanding — reinforcing that the wise respond to correction.

In Proverbs 18:15, the ear of the wise seeks knowledge — directly paralleling the wise person who gains more learning.

In Proverbs 19:25, reproving a man of understanding gives him knowledge — same principle of wise becoming wiser through correction.

Proverbs 21:11 echoes this same principle: the wise person responds to instruction by gaining knowledge.

Matthew 13:12 applies the same principle — the one who has receives more, while the one without loses even what he has.

Acts 18:26 Parallel

Acts 18:26 shows Apollos receiving further instruction — a wise man learning more, as Proverbs 9:9 describes.

Exodus 18:19 Historical context

Exodus 18:19 shows Jethro giving counsel to Moses, who listens — a specific example of a wise man accepting instruction.

Acts 17:11 Parallel

Acts 17:11 describes the Bereans receiving the word eagerly — the very response of the wise to instruction in Proverbs.

Psalm 141:5 Parallel

In Psalm 141:5, the righteous welcomes rebuke as kindness — the same attitude of a wise person who grows from instruction.

Job 6:24 Parallel

Job 6:24 shows Job asking to be taught — a direct demonstration of the wise man's willingness to learn.

2 Chronicles 10:8 shows Rehoboam rejecting wise elders' advice — the opposite of the wise man who accepts instruction.

1 Samuel 25:33 Historical context

1 Samuel 25:33 shows David blessed for heeding Abigail's wise counsel — a direct illustration of the wise man receiving instruction.

Ezekiel 3:21 Related theme

In Ezekiel 3:21, warning the righteous produces life — a similar outcome to instructing the wise here.