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Proverbs 1:1-9 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 1 · verses 1–9
1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; 2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.Proverbs 1:1-9 · King James Version
Proverbs 1:1-9 in context
1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
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Cross references
- Proverbs 10:1
- Proverbs 2:1-9
- Proverbs 12:1
- Proverbs 9:9
- 1 Corinthians 10:15
- Psalms 78:2
- Mark 4:11
- Job 28:28
- Ecclesiastes 12:13
- Proverbs 9:10
- Proverbs 15:33
- Proverbs 18:2
Key words (Strong's)
- interpretationmᵉlîytsâhan aphorismH4426 →
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- knowledgedaʻathknowledgeH1847 →
- beginningrêʼshîyththe first, in place, time, order or rankH7225 →
- proverbsmâshâlproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical natureH4912 →
- perceivebîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- subtiltyʻormâhtrickeryH6195 →
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We have here an introduction to this book, which some think was prefixed by the collector and publisher, as Ezra; but it is rather supposed to have been penned by Solomon himself, who, in the beginning of his book, proposes his end in writing it, that he might keep to his business, and closely pursue that end.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6