Proverbs 1:1-9 ▼

1 The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

2 To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel.

3 To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity.

4 To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.

5 (Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

6 To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.

7 Fearing the LORD is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8 Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

9 For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.