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Proverbs 1:2

To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

Proverbs 1:2 · King James Version

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Proverbs 1:2 in other translations

BSB Berean Standard Bible

for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,

WEB World English Bible

to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

NHEB New Heart English Bible

to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

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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, and judgment, and equity;

4 To give subtilty 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 shall attain unto wise counsels:

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