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Proverbs 1:5-7
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 1:5-7
Christian Standard Bible
5 let a wise person listen and increase learning,(A)
and let a discerning person obtain guidance—
6 for understanding a proverb or a parable,[a]
the words of the wise, and their riddles.(B)
Footnotes
- 1:6 Or an enigma
Proverbs 1:5-7
New International Version
Proverbs 1:5-7
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
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