for understanding a proverb or a parable,[a]
the words of the wise, and their riddles.(A)

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  1. 1:6 Or an enigma

for understanding proverbs and parables,(A)
    the sayings and riddles(B) of the wise.[a](C)

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  1. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles

Words of the Wise

17 Listen closely,[a] pay attention to the words of the wise,(A)
and apply your mind to my knowledge.

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  1. 22:17 Lit Stretch out your ear

Thirty Sayings of the Wise

Saying 1

17 Pay attention(A) and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;(B)
    apply your heart to what I teach,(C)

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