Proverbs 1:3
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
In Context
2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Proverbs 8:10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Ecclesiastes 12:10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even 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 →