Proverbs 1:4
that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man + 1:4 Or, discretion. discernment and understanding.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
In Context
5For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
Cross References
Psalms 19:7Some glory in chariots, and some in horses: but we will + 19:7 Gr. be magnified. glory in the name of the Lord our God. 1
Proverbs 1:22So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
Proverbs 3:21My son, let them not + 3:21 See Heb 2:1. pass from you, but keep my counsel and understanding:
Proverbs 8:5O you⌃ simple, + 8:5 For the use of ἄκατος and πανοῦργος in this book, see Proverbs 8. 5 — It is frequently the case in Proverbs that ἄκατος is used in a bad sense, and πανοῦργος in a good one. For ἄκατος see chap 1. 4, 22; 8. 5; 14. 15; 21:11 For πανοῦργος, 12. 16; 13. 1, 16; 14. 8, 15, 18; 15. 5; 21. 11; 22. 3; 27. 12; 28:2. understand subtlety, and you⌃ that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
Proverbs 8:17I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find me.
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 →