Proverbs 1:3-6 in English

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:

⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

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

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.

⁵ For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and the man of understanding will gain direction;

⁶ and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the sayings of the wise also, and riddles.

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.

⁵ A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

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

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.

⁵ A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

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

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.

⁵ For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;

⁶ and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.

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:

⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; and that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

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

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.

⁵ Those who are wise should also pay attention to these proverbs, in order to become more wise, and those who understand these teachings will receive good advice/guidance.

⁶ Then they will be able to understand the meaning of proverbs and parables/metaphors, these wise sayings and ◄riddles/sayings that are difficult to understand►.

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.

⁵ For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;

⁶ and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.

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—

⁵ that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

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

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—

⁵ that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

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

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—

⁵ that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

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

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:

⁵ (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

⁶ To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

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.

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.

⁵ A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.

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

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.

⁵ Wise people will listen and gain in learning, and those who have good judgment will gain skills in guidance,

⁶ understanding the proverbs and puzzles, the sayings and questions of the wise.

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.

⁵ A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

⁶ To vnderstand a parable, and the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

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;

⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;

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

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.

⁵ A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

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

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.

⁵ The wise will hear, and will increase his information; and the man of understanding will obtain wise counsels:

⁶ To understand a proverb, and a sage sentence; the words of the wise, and their riddles.

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.

⁵ For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, And the man of understanding will gain direction;

⁶ And will understand a parable, and a dark speech; The sayings of the wise also, and riddles.

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;

⁵ Let the wise man hear, and he will increase his knowledge, And the man of understanding will gain wise counsels;

⁶ So as to understand a proverb and a deep maxim, The words of the wise and their dark sayings.

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:

⁵ that the wise man may sh'ma ·hear obey·, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

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

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.

⁵ Let wise people listen and increase their learning, and let discerning people get guidance,

⁶ to understand proverbs, sayings, and words of wise people and their riddles.

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—

⁵ that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

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

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—

⁵ that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

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

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.

⁵ A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels:

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

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—

⁵ that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

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

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—

⁵ that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

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

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.

⁵ A wise man hearing shall be the wiser; and a man understanding shall hold governance.

⁶ He shall perceive a parable, and the expounding; the words of wise men, and the dark figurative speeches of them.

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.)

⁵ A wise man hearing shall be the wiser; and a man (of) understanding shall hold governance. (A wise person listening shall become wiser; and a person understanding shall gain skills, or abilities.)

⁶ He shall perceive a parable, and the expounding; the words of wise men, and the dark figurative speeches of them. (He shall understand a proverb, and its expounding, or its explanation; yea, the words of the wise, and their riddles.)

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

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

⁵ (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

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