Proverbs 1:2
To have da'as of chochmah and musar (discipline); 1 to understand the words of binah; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
In Context
1Mishlei Sh'lomo Ben Dovid, Melech Yisroel; 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:5Behold, I have taught you chukkim and mishpatim, even as Hashem Elohai commanded me, that ye should do so in ha'aretz whither ye go to possess it.
Proverbs 2:9Then shalt thou understand tzedek, and mishpat, 1 and mesharim (equity, fairness) — every ma'agal tov (good path). 1
Proverbs 4:5Acquire chochmah, acquire binah (understanding); forget it not; 1 neither turn from the words of my peh (mouth). 1
Proverbs 8:5O ye simple ones, understand armah (prudence); 1 and, ye kesilim, understand in your lev. 1
Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to acquire chochmah than gold, 1 and acquiring binah (understanding) a better choice than kesef! 1
Proverbs 19:20Hear etzah, and accept musar, 1 that thou mayest be wise in thy acharit (latter end, future). 1
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 →