Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
To understand—so as to . . . such will be the result.
interpretation—(Compare Margin).
words of the wise—(Compare Proverbs 1:2).
dark sayings—(Compare Psalms 49:4; John 16:25; and see Introduction, Part I).
Such writings the wise, who pursue right ends by right means, will value.
learning—not the act, but matter of it.
wise counsels—or the art and principles of governing.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 1:6:
Ecclesiastes 8:1
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