Proverbs 1:4

Authorized King James Version

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"To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion."

— Proverbs 1:4, Authorized King James Version

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Proverbs 1 — Context

1

¶ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

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To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

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To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

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To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

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A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

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To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

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¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.