Proverbs 1:3
To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
In Context
2To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,
4To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard the iudgement, which the King had iudged, and they feared the King: for they sawe that the wisedome of God was in him to doe iustice.
Proverbs 2:1My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,
Proverbs 8:10Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.
Ecclesiastes 12:10The Preacher sought to finde out pleasant wordes, and an vpright writing, euen the wordes of trueth.
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 →