To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
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Gill's Exposition
To know wisdom and instruction,.... That is, these proverbs were made, and written, and published, to make known or to teach men wisdom and knowledge; not only in things moral, and therefore these…
Barnes' Notes
The writer’s purpose is to educate. He is writing what might be called an ethical handbook for the young, though not for the young only. Of all books in the Old Testament, this is the one which we may…
We have here an introduction to this book, which some think was prefixed by the collector and publisher, as Ezra; but it is rather supposed to have been penned by Solomon himself, who, in the…
The Introduction. Chap. Pro 1:2-7
The Introduction consists of a statement of the object of the Book (Pro 1:2-6), which is primarily to instruct the young in Wisdom (Pro 1:1), but at the same time to…
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