Proverbs 1:2-7

2These are proverbs that will make you wise. They will help you to learn things and to understand good teaching.

3They will help you to understand how to live a good life. They will teach you how to live as a person who is good, honest and fair.

4They can cause even silly people to become clever. They teach young people what they should know, so that they can live well.

5Wise people should also listen carefully, so that they learn something new. And people with clever minds can learn to live in a good way.

6People will learn to understand what proverbs and picture stories mean. They will understand the teaching and clever messages of wise people.

7If you want to know how to live in a good way, you must first learn to respect the Lord with fear. Fools refuse to listen to wise teaching.