Proverbs 1:3

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

Key Reflection

This verse encourages seeking wisdom and understanding not just intellectually but also spiritually. It suggests that true knowledge comes from discerning divine insight, guiding one’s actions and decisions with both practical advice and spiritual awareness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Wisdom -Not the same word as inProverbs 1:2; better, perhaps, thoughtfulness. Justice -Rather, righteousness. The word in the Hebrew includes the ideas of truth and beneficence as well as “justice.” Judgment -The teaching of the Proverbs is to lead us to pass a right sentence upon human actions, whether our own or another’s. Equity -In the Hebrew (see the margin) the plural is used, and expresses the many varying forms and phases of the one pervading principle.

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