Proverbs 1:3
For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
In Context
2For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence;
4For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, knowledge and discretion.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had delivered, and they stood in awe before the king,—for they saw, that, the wisdom of God, was in him, to execute justice.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my sayings, and, my commandments, wilt treasure up by thee;
Proverbs 8:10Receive my correction, and not silver, and knowledge, rather than choicest gold.
Ecclesiastes 12:10The Proclaimer sought to find out words giving delight, and to note down rightly, the words of truth.
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 →