Proverbs 1:6
“To vnderstand a prouerbe, and the interpretation; the wordes of the wise, and their darke sayings.”
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Proverbs 1:6 Context
4To giue subtiltie to the simple, to the yong man knowledge and discretion. 5A wise man wil heare, and wil increase learning: and a man of vnderstanding shall attaine vnto wise counsels: 6To vnderstand a prouerbe, and the interpretation; the wordes of the wise, and their darke sayings. 7¶ The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction. 8My sonne, heare the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
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To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
- King James Version
To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
- American Standard Version (1901)
To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
- Basic English Bible
to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.
- Darby Bible
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
- Webster's Bible
to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
- World English Bible
For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
- Youngs Literal Bible
To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible