Proverbs 1:5
(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
4To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:
6To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:32And David said to Abigail, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be praised, who sent you to me today:
Job 34:2Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;
Job 34:16If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.
Psalms 119:98Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.
Proverbs 9:8Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.
Proverbs 12:1A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:2-7
Proverbs We have now before us, I. A new author, or penman rather, or pen (if you will) made use of by the Holy Ghost for making known the mind of God to us, writing as moved by the finger of God (so the Spirit of God is called), and that is Solomon; through his hand came this book of Scripture and the two that follow it, Ecclesiastes and Canticles, a sermon and a song. Some think he wrote Canticles when he was very young, Proverbs in the midst of his days, and Ecclesiastes when he was old. In the title of his… Read the whole commentary →