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Proverbs 1:3-4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 1 · verses 3–4
3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.Proverbs 1:3-4 · King James Version
Proverbs 1:3-4 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- knowledgedaʻathknowledgeH1847 →
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- subtiltyʻormâhtrickeryH6195 →
- receivelâqachto takeH3947 →
- justicetsedeqthe rightH6664 →
- wisdomsâkalto be circumspect and hence, intelligentH7919 →
- simplepᵉthîysillyH6612 →
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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