Proverbs 1:5 — Meaning and Application

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}

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}