The Beginning of Knowledge-4

Pro. 1:5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

A wise...

חָכָם

châkâm

khaw-kawm'

From to be wise; wise, (that is, intelligent, skillful or artful): - cunning (man), sub-till, ([un-]), wise ([hearted], man).

Five examples of wise men hearing:

1. The Eunuch (Acts 8:27, 8:39)

2. Sergius Paulus (Acts 13:7)

3. The Bereans (Acts 17:11-12)

4. Apollos (Acts 18:24-28)

5. Jesus Christ (Isa. 50:4-6)

man will hear,...

שָׁמַע

shâma‛

shaw-mah'

A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.): - X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear (-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim (-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever [heareth], witness.

and will increase...

יָסַף

yâsaph

yaw-saf'

A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing): - add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give moreover, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be [strong-] er, X yet, yield.

learning;...

לֶקַח

leqach

leh'-kakh

From to take; properly something received, that is, (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement: - doctrine, learning, fair speech.

and a man of understanding...

בִּין

bı̂yn

bene

A primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), that is, (generally) understand: - attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill (-ful), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand (-ing), view, (deal) wise (-ly, man).

shall attain...

קָנָה

qânâh

kaw-naw'

A primitive root; to erect, that is, create; by extension to procure, especially by purchase (causatively sell); by implication to own: - attain, buy (-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess (-or), purchase, recover, redeem, X surely, X verily.

unto wise counsels:...

תַּחְבּוּלָה תַּחְבֻּלָה

tachbûlâh tachbûlâh

takh-boo-law', takh-boo-law'

From to wind tightly as denominative from a rope; (only in plural) properly steerage (as a management of ropes), that is, (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plan: - good advice, (wise) counsels.

Again, Also the experienced (the wise, ḥāḵom, and the discerning, Pro. 1:5; cf. Pro. 1:2) are reminded of their need to grow in wisdom (in learning and guidance). “Guidance” (taḥbūlôṯ), literally, “steerings” (like the tackle for directing a ship), suggests moving one’s life in the right direction. This Hebrew word is used elsewhere only in Job 37:12 (“direction”); Pro. 11:14; 12:5 (“plans”); Pro. 20:18; 24:6.