Proverbs 1:2-4 in English

² To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

³ To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;

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

² to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

³ to receive also hard sayings, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgment;

⁴ that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.

² To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

³ To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

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

² To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

³ To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

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

² to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

³ to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgment;

⁴ that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.

² To know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ To receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness and judgment and equity;

⁴ To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion:

² ◄These proverbs PRS can teach people/By studying these proverbs, people can learn► how to be wise and how to obey what these proverbs teach them. They will also help people to understand which teachings are wise.

³ These proverbs PRS will teach you how to discipline/control yourselves, how to conduct your lives, and how to do what is right and just DOU.

⁴ They will show people who do not yet know much how to do things that are smart. They will show young people how to become wise and how to make good plans/decisions.

² to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

³ to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgement;

⁴ that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

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

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

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

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

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

² To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

³ To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

⁴ To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

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.

² To know wisdom, and instruction:

³ To understand the words of prudence: and to receive the instruction of doctrine, justice, and judgment, and equity:

⁴ To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding.

² They are for achieving wisdom and instruction, and to recognize sayings that bring insight.

³ They provide education in what makes sense, living right, judging correctly, and acting fairly.

⁴ They give discernment to the immature, knowledge and discretion to the young.

² To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

³ To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,

⁴ To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.

² To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the words of understanding;

³ To receive the discipline of wisdom, justice, and right, and equity;

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

² To know wisdom and instruction; To perceive the words of understanding;

³ To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, and judgment, and equity;

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

² To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the sayings of understanding;

³ To accept the instruction of intelligence, righteousness, and justice, and equity;

⁴ To give to the simple prudence, to the youth knowledge and discretion.

² To know wisdom and instruction, And to perceive words of understanding;

³ To receive also hard sayings, And to understand true justice, And how to direct judgment;

⁴ That he might give subtlety to the simple, And to the young man discernment and understanding.

² That one may learn wisdom and instruction, And receive words of understanding;

³ That one may gain the instruction of prudence, Justice, equity, and uprightness;

⁴ Which will give caution to the simple, To the young man wisdom and discretion;

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive instruction in wisdom, in righteousness, mishpat ·justice·, and equity;

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

² These proverbs are to teach wisdom and instruction, to teach words of insight,

³ that you may receive instruction in order to live by doing what is right, just, and fair.

⁴ These proverbs are also to give wisdom to the naive, and to give knowledge and discretion to young people.

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

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

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

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

² To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

³ To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

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

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

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

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

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

² to know wisdom and knowing; to understand the words of prudence;

³ and to take the learning of teach-ing; to take rightfulness or rightwise-ness, and doom, and equity;

⁴ that fellness, or wariness, be given to little children, and knowing and understanding to a young waxing man.

² to know wisdom and knowing (or to know wisdom and knowledge); to understand the words of prudence;

³ and to take the learning of teaching; to take rightfulness, and doom, and equity; (and to receive learning from teaching, or from instruction; to gain righteousness, and judgement, or justice, and fairness;)

⁴ that fellness, or wariness, be given to little children, and knowing and understanding to a young waxing man. (so that cleverness, and caution, be given to people of little wit, or of low intelligence, and knowledge and understanding to a young growing man.)

² For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

³ For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

⁴ For giving to simple ones — prudence, To a youth — knowledge and discretion.