Proverbs 1:5
that the wise man may sh'ma ·hear obey·, and increase in learning; 2 that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel: 1
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In Context
4to give prudence to the simple, 2 knowledge and discretion to the young man: 1
6to understand a proverb, and parables, 2 the words and riddles of the wise. 1
Cross References
Psalms 119:98מ ( Mei'oy’vay, Than my enemies) I am wiser than my enemies, 2 for your mitzvot ·instructions· are always with me. 1
Proverbs 9:8Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. 2 Reprove a wise man, and he will 'ahav ·affectionately love· you. 1
Proverbs 12:1Whoever 'ahav ·affectionately loves· correction loves knowledge, 2 but he who hates reproof is stupid. 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 →