Proverbs 1:5
Let the wise man hear, and he will increase his knowledge, And the man of understanding will gain wise counsels;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4Which will give caution to the simple, To the young man wisdom and discretion;
6So as to understand a proverb and a deep maxim, The words of the wise and their dark sayings.
Cross References
Job 34:2Hear my words, ye wise men! Give ear to me, ye that have knowledge!
Job 34:16If thou hast understanding, hear this! Give ear to the voice of my words!
Psalms 119:98Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before me.
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not a scoffer, lest he hate thee; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 12:1He who loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he who hateth rebuke remaineth 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 →