Proverbs 1:5
The Scripture
(5) A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the preacher warns that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and that those who delight in the Lord will prosper. He contrasts the path of the righteous with the wayward, showing that knowledge of God leads to life while ignorance leads to death.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 9:9Proverbs 12:1Job 34:10Job 34:16Job 34:34Psalms 119:98Psalms 119:99Psalms 119:100I Corinthians 10:15I Samuel 25:32I Samuel 25:33II Chronicles 25:16
Related verses (shared words)
Deuteronomy 4:6Proverbs 9:9Proverbs 9:12Proverbs 13:20Proverbs 21:11Ecclesiastes 2:16