Proverbs 1:6 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

to understand a proverb and a clever saying, the words of wise people and their riddles.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

ASV:

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

BBE:

To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

DBY:

to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

WEB:

to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

YLT:

For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

Proverbs 1:6 Cross References

XREF:

Numbers 12:8 With him I speak mouth to mouth, Even openly, and not in dark sayings, And he beholds the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant, against Moses?"

Psalm 49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.

Psalm 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

Daniel 8:23 "In the latter period of their rule, When the transgressors have run their course, A king will arise, Insolent and skilled in intrigue. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

1:1-6 The lessons here given are plain, and likely to benefit those who feel their own ignorance, and their need to be taught. If young people take heed to their ways, according to Solomon's Proverbs, they will gain knowledge and discretion. Solomon speaks of the most important points of truth, and a greater than Solomon is here. Christ speaks by his word and by his Spirit. Christ is the Word and the Wisdom of God, and he is made to us wisdom.

CONC:

Acute Allegory Dark Enigmas Figure Interpretation Parables Proverb Proverbs Riddles Sayings Secrets Sense Sweetness Understand Understanding Wise

Acute Allegory Dark Enigmas Figure Interpretation Parables Proverb Proverbs Riddles Sayings Secrets Sense Sweetness Understand Understanding Wise Words

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