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Proverbs 1:5 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: "
Proverbs 1:5
Verse in Context
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To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
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 fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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Proverbs 1:1
"The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;"
Proverbs 1:2
"To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;"
Proverbs 1:3
"To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;"
Proverbs 1:4
"To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion."
Proverbs 1:6
"To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings."
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