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