6to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.


In Context

3 to receive the instruction of wisdom, righteousness and judgment, and equity;

4 to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

5 He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:

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

7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

Proverbs 1:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:6for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:6He shall understand a parable, and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:6To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:6To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.