Proverbs 9:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

Young's Literal Translation
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

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

Hebrew
Instruct
תֵּ֣ן (tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

a wise man,
לְ֭חָכָם (lə·ḥā·ḵām)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

and he will be wiser
וְיֶחְכַּם־ (wə·yeḥ·kam-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2449: To be wise

still;
ע֑וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

teach
הוֹדַ֥ע (hō·w·ḏa‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

a righteous man,
לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק (lə·ṣad·dîq)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

and he will increase
וְי֣וֹסֶף (wə·yō·w·sep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

[his] learning.
לֶֽקַח׃ (le·qaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3948: Something received, instruction, inveiglement

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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