Proverbs 1:5
let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:32Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
Job 34:2“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
Job 34:16If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.
Psalms 119:98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
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 →