To know wisdom and instruction,
To [a]perceive the words of understanding,
To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;
To give prudence to the (A)simple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion—
(B)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [b]attain wise counsel,
To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their (C)riddles.

(D)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:2 understand or discern
  2. Proverbs 1:5 acquire

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