Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 1:4 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βTo give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. {discretion: or, advisement}β
Proverbs 1:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; {equity: Heb. equities}
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. {discretion: or, advisement}
A wise {man} will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. {the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech}
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