Proverbs 1:6 for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

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New International Version
for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

New American Standard Bible
To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for understanding a proverb or a parable, the words of the wise, and their riddles.

International Standard Version
in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles.

American Standard Version
To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall understand a parable, and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

Darby Bible Translation
to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.

Young's Literal Translation
For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

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Context

The Beginning of Knowledge

1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; 2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels: 6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Cross References

Numbers 12:8
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

Psalm 49:4
I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying on the harp.

Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Proverbs 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

Daniel 8:23
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

Treasury of Scripture

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

a proverb

Matthew 13:10-17,51,52 And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables...

Mark 4:11,34 And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without...

Acts 8:30,31 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understand you what you read...

the interpretation

Ecclesiastes 12:11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

dark

Psalm 49:4 I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying on the harp.

Psalm 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Matthew 13:34,35 All these things spoke Jesus to the multitude in parables; and without a parable spoke he not to them...

Hebrews 5:14 But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age...

2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood...

Strong's Concordance

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

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