Proverbs 1:5–7:
A wise man will hear and increase in learning,
And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
To understand a proverb and a figure,
The words of the wise and their riddles.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
You’ve no doubt heard it: a piece of advice prefaced by the phrase, “A word to the wise . . .” Maybe you’ve said it yourself, or hearing it, like me have thought, “That doesn’t make sense. The ‘wise’ don’t need your advice. Shouldn’t it be ‘a word from the wise?” But as the proverb teaches us, only the wise will take advice. “Fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Good counsel, heard and received, is indeed “a word to the wise.”
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#1 || 11·08·24··09:51 || Dave
"A word to the wise" is a contraction. The actual saying is, "A word to the wise is sufficient" meaning that the wise will listen but the foolish have to learn the hard way. Which supports your point.