Proverbs 1:3
To receive the musar of those with seichel, 1 tzedek and mishpat, and meisharim (equity, uprightness); 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
In Context
2To have da'as of chochmah and musar (discipline); 1 to understand the words of binah; 1
4To give subtlety to the simple, 1 to the na'ar, da'as and discretion. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 3:28And kol Yisroel heard of the mishpat (judgment) in which HaMelech had given verdict; and they feared HaMelech; for they saw that the chochmat Elohim was within him, to administer mishpat (justice).
Proverbs 2:1Beni (my son), if thou wilt receive my words, 1 and treasure my mitzvot with thee; 1
Proverbs 8:10Receive my musar, and not kesef; 1 and da'as (knowledge) rather than choice gold. 1
Ecclesiastes 12:10Kohelet searched to find out divrei chefetz; and that which was written was yosher, even divrei emes.
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 →