Proverbs 1:2
to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
In Context
1The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:5Behold, I have shown you ordinances and judgements as the Lord commanded me, that you⌃ should do so in the land into which you⌃ go to inherit it.
Proverbs 2:9Then shall you understand righteousness, and judgement; and shall direct + 2:9 Lit. all good a les. all your course aright.
Proverbs 4:5and do not neglect the speech of my mouth. + 4:5 Alexandrian codex has: “Get wisdom, get understanding, forget not, nor decline from the words of my mouth.”
Proverbs 8:5O you⌃ simple, + 8:5 For the use of ἄκατος and πανοῦργος in this book, see Proverbs 8. 5 — It is frequently the case in Proverbs that ἄκατος is used in a bad sense, and πανοῦργος in a good one. For ἄκατος see chap 1. 4, 22; 8. 5; 14. 15; 21:11 For πανοῦργος, 12. 16; 13. 1, 16; 14. 8, 15, 18; 15. 5; 21. 11; 22. 3; 27. 12; 28:2. understand subtlety, and you⌃ that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
Proverbs 16:16The + 16:16 Or, Abodes. Comp. Heb. See Lu 13:35. brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, and the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver.
Proverbs 19:20Hear, son, the instruction of your father, that you may be wise at your latter end.
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 →