Proverbs 1:2
For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, King of Israel:
3For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:5See! I have taught you statutes, and regulations, as Yahweh my God commanded me,—that ye should do so, in the midst of the land whereinto ye are entering to possess it.
Proverbs 2:9Then, shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, and equity—every noble course.
Proverbs 4:5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.
Proverbs 8:5Understand, ye simple ones, shrewdness, and, ye dullards understand sense;
Proverbs 16:16To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! and, to get hold of understanding, more choice than silver!
Proverbs 19:20Hear counsel, receive correction, that thou mayest be wise in thine after-life.
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 →