Proverbs 1:5
A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
4To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:32And David said to Abigail: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me, and blessed be thy speech:
Job 34:2Hear ye, wise men, my words, and ye learned, hearken to me :
Job 34:16If then thou hast understanding, hear what is said, and hearken to the voice of my words.
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 12:1He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is foolish.
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 →