Proverbs 1:3
to receive also + 1:3 Gr. turnings, q. d. knotty words. See Heb.hard sayings, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgment;
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
In Context
2to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
Cross References
1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard this judgment which the king judged, and they feared before the king; because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to execute judgment.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;
Proverbs 8:10Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than tried gold.
Ecclesiastes 12:10The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.
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 →