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Proverbs 1:6
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for understanding a proverb or a parable,the words of the wise, and their riddles.
To understand a proverb, and parables, The words and riddles of the wise.
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
Then anyone can understand wise words and stories, the words of the wise and their riddles.
To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.
To understand a proverb and a figure [of speech] or an enigma with its interpretation, And the words of the wise and their riddles [that require reflection].
To understand a proverb and a saying, The words of the wise and their riddles.
To understand a proverb, and parables, The words and riddles of the wise.
To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
To understand a proverb and an enigma,The words of the wise and their riddles.
to understand the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
proverbs and sayings, as well as words of wisdom and all kinds of riddles.
he will understand proverbs, obscure expressions, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.
These sayings will help you understand proverbs, stories with hidden meanings, words of the wise, and other difficult sayings.
To understand proverbs and figures of speech; the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
so that they can understand the hidden meanings of proverbs and the problems that the wise raise.
to understand a proverb and an expression, words of wisdom and their riddles.
to understand a proverb and an enigma; the words of the wise, and their acute sayings.
he shal be more apte to vnderstonde a parable, and the interpretacion therof: the wordes of the wyse, and the darcke speaches of the same.
To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
To vnderstand a prouerbe, and the interpretation; the wordes of the wise, and their darke sayings.
To vnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches.
and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
He schal perseyue a parable, and expownyng; the wordis of wise men, and the derk figuratif spechis of hem.
To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.
to understand a saying and a picture-story, the words of the wise and what they mean.
to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their riddles.
By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
He shall understand a parable and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.
to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their riddles.
For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a proverb: Matthew 13:10-17, Matthew 13:51, Matthew 13:52, Mark 4:11, Mark 4:34, Acts 8:30, Acts 8:31
the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech.
the words: Ecclesiastes 12:11
dark: Psalms 49:4, Psalms 78:2, Matthew 13:34, Matthew 13:35, Hebrews 5:14, 2 Peter 3:16
Reciprocal: Judges 14:12 - a riddle 1 Kings 10:1 - prove him 1 Kings 10:3 - told her 2 Chronicles 9:1 - questions Ecclesiastes 8:1 - who knoweth Hosea 14:9 - wise Matthew 13:23 - good John 16:25 - proverbs
Cross-References
God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth"; and it was so.
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
So the evening and the morning were the third day.
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
Then God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens."
And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation,.... This may be connected either with the first verse, "the proverbs of Solomon", c. are written, as for the above ends and purposes, so for these or with Proverbs 1:5, a wise and understanding man, by hearkening and attending to what is here delivered, will not only attain to wise counsels, but to the understanding of proverbial sayings, and to see into the "elegancy" m, the eloquence and beauty of them, as the word signifies; and be able to interpret them to others in a clear, plain, way and manner;
the words of the wise, and their dark sayings; the words and doctrines, not of the wise philosophers and sages of the Heathen world, but of men truly wise and good; and especially of the wise inspired writers of the Scriptures, whose words come from one Shepherd, Ecclesiastes 12:11; and the enigmas or riddles contained in their writings, which are so to a natural man, obscure phrases and expressions, things hard and difficult to be understood, yet to a spiritual man, that judgeth all things, plain and easy, 1 Corinthians 2:14.
m מליצה "facundiam", Montanus; "eloquentiam", Tigurine version; "elocutionem", Mercerus, Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The book has yet a further scope; these proverbs are to form a habit of mind. To gain through them the power of entering into the deeper meaning of other proverbs, is the end kept in view. Compare Matthew 13:0.
The rendering “interpretation” spoils the parallelism of the two clauses, and fails to express the Hebrew. In Habakkuk 2:6, it is rendered “taunting proverb.” Here “riddle” or “enigma” would better express the meaning.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 1:6. Dark sayings. — חידת chidoth, enigmas or riddles, in which the Asiatics abounded. I believe parables, such as those delivered by our Lord, nearly express the meaning of the original.
