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Proverbs 1:6
6by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.
Proverbs 1:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
- New International Version (NIV)for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
- New King James Version (NKJV)To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles.
Context of Proverbs 1:6
4These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young. 5Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles. 7Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. 8My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
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לְהָבִ֣ין מָ֭שָׁל וּמְלִיצָ֑ה דִּבְרֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:6
- Matthew 13:10His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
- Mark 4:11He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,
- Acts 8:30Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
- Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep.
- Psalms 49:4I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.
- Psalms 78:2for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—
- Matthew 13:34Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables.
- Hebrews 5:14Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.
- 2 Peter 3:16speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture. And this will result in their destruction.
Commentaries on Proverbs 1:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Dark sayings - חידת chidoth, enigmas or riddles, in which the Asiatics abounded. I believe parables, such as those delivered by our Lord, nearly express the meaning of the original.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The book has yet a further scope; these proverbs are to form a habit of mind. To gain through them the power of entering into the deeper meaning of other proverbs, is the end kept in view. Compare Habakkuk 2:6, it is rendered “taunting proverb.” Here “riddle” or “enigma” would better express the meaning.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Proverbs help wise people understand riddles. Here the Hebrew word (khidoth) means enigmas or paradoxes—difficult sayings that need interpretation (see Judges 14:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. Such writings the wise, who pursue right ends by right means, will value. learning--not the act, but matter of it. wise counsels--or the art and principles of governing.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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