Proverbs 1:6

Proverbs 1:6

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4 To give prudence to the ^asimple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion—

5 ^aA wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will¹ attain wise counsel,

6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their ^ariddles.

7 ^aThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Shun Evil Counsel

8 ^aMy son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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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).

Proverbs 1:5-6

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.

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