Proverbs 1:1-7

1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;[a]
4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.[b]
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation;[c] the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning[d] of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Footnotes 4

  • [a]. equity: Heb. equities
  • [b]. discretion: or, advisement
  • [c]. the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech
  • [d]. the beginning: or, the principal part
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