Proverbs 1:1 - 1:7

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: 2

To know wisdom and discipline,

To understand the sayings of understanding,

To receive discipline that leads to insight,

Righteousness, justice, and equity,

To give prudence to the simple,

To the youth knowledge and discretion;

Let the wise man hear and increase in learning,

And a man of understanding will acquire guidance,

To understand a proverb and an enigma,

The words of the wise and their riddles.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;

Ignorant fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 25:1

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.