Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 1:6
6to understand a proverb and a puzzle, the sayings 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
4to give discernment to the naïve, knowledge and discretion to the youth 5(let the wise listen and increase learning and the discerning obtain wise counsel) to understand a proverb and a puzzle, the sayings of the wise and their riddles. 7The fear of Adonai is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. 8Hear, my son, your father’s instruction and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:6 word by word
לְהָבִ֣ין מָ֭שָׁל וּמְלִיצָ֑ה דִּבְרֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:6
- Matthew 13:10Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
- Mark 4:11And He told them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God. But for those who are outside, everything is in parables, so that
- Acts 8:30Philip ran up and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
- Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are like goads, their collective sayings are like firmly affixed nails. They have been given by one Shepherd.
- Psalms 49:4My mouth speaks wisdom, My heart’s meditation is understanding.
- Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth with a parable. I will utter perplexing sayings from of old,
- Matthew 13:34All these things Yeshua spoke to the crowds in parables. And apart from a parable, He wasn’t speaking to them,
- Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, who through practice have their senses trained to discern both good and evil.
- 2 Peter 3:16He speaks about these matters in all of his letters. Some things in them are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist (as they also do with the rest of the Scriptures)—to their own 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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