Proverbs 1:5

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

Proverbs 1:5 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

2To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

3To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;

4To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

6To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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