PRO 1:2 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX γνῶναι σοφίαν καὶ παιδείαν, νοῆσαί τε λόγους φρονήσεως,
(gnōnai sofian kai paideian, noaʸsai te logous fronaʸseōs, )

ULT To know wisdom and instruction,
⇔ to understand sayings of understanding;

UST These wise sayings are for knowing what is wise and instructive.
⇔ They are for understanding insightful things that people say.

BSB for gaining wisdom and discipline,
⇔ for comprehending words of insight,

OEB That people may learn wisdom and discipline,
⇔ and understand words of discernment;

WEBBE to know wisdom and instruction;
⇔ to discern the words of understanding;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET To learn wisdom and moral instruction,
⇔ and to discern wise counsel.

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

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

T4T ◄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.

LEB

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to understand sayings of understanding,

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

Moff No Moff PRO book available

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

ASV To know wisdom and instruction;
⇔ To discern the words of understanding;

DRA To know wisdom, and instruction:

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

KJB-1611 To knowe wisedome and instruction, to perceiue the words of vnderstanding,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,
(To learn wisdom and instruction, and to perceaue the words of understanding,)

Gnva To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,
(To know wisdom, and instruction, to understand ye/you_all words of knowledge, )

Cvdl to lerne wy?dome nurtoure, vnderstondinge, prudence,
(to learn wisdom nurtoure, understanding, prudence,)

Wycl to kunne wisdom and kunnyng;
(to can wisdom and cunning;)

Luth zu lernen Weisheit und Zucht, Verstand,
(zu lernen Weisheit and Zucht, Verstand,)

ClVg ad sciendam sapientiam et disciplinam;[fn]
(ad sciendam wisdom and disciplinam; )

1.2 Ad intelligenda verba prudentiæ. Id est, non solum sapientiam, quam perceperunt, amplectantur, et disciplinæ virtutum inserviant, sed etiam verba prudentiæ, quibus proficiant, auscultent et solerter intelligant.

1.2 Ad intelligenda words prudentiæ. That it_is, not/no solum wisdom, how perceperunt, amplectantur, and disciplinæ virtutum inserviant, but also words prudentiæ, to_whom proficiant, auscultent and solerter intelligant.

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Wisdom

Wisdom helps us know how to speak and act in different situations. It provides the ability to avoid problems as well as the skill to handle them when they arise. Wisdom goes beyond simple intelligence. Proverbs notes that even animals such as ants, hyraxes, locusts, and lizards (Prov 30:24-28) are wise. This is not because they have great intelligence but because they know how to navigate life skillfully.

The foundation of wisdom is God himself. No wisdom exists apart from fear of the Lord (1:7). Wisdom is closely connected to righteousness and remains distant from evil. According to Proverbs, wisdom is gained through observation and experience (6:6-8), from instruction based on tradition (22:17-21), in learning from mistakes (12:1), and finally, but most importantly, through divine revelation (see 1:7).

In 1 Corinthians 1–2, Paul contrasts the “wisdom” of the world (which he calls foolishness) with the wisdom of Christ. Paul also says of Jesus, “In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col 2:3). The wisdom that comes from God is evidenced in the lives of believers by their goodness, humility, purity, and peace (Jas 3:13-18).

Passages for Further Study

Deut 1:13-18; 4:5-8; 1 Kgs 3:1-28; Job 12:12; 28:20-28; Pss 90:12; 119:98; Prov 1:7; 2:1-22; 30:24-28; Eccl 2:12-16; 7:4-19; Isa 11:1-2; Jer 9:23-24; 10:12; Hos 14:9; Luke 7:35; 1 Cor 3:18-20; Jas 1:5; 3:13-17; Rev 7:12

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

לָ⁠דַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֣ה וּ⁠מוּסָ֑ר

to=know wisdom and,instruction

1:2–6 form one long sentence that lacks some of the words that a sentence in many languages would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “The purposes of these proverbs are to know wisdom and instruction”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לָ⁠דַ֣עַת & לְ֝⁠הָבִ֗ין

to=know & for,understanding

To know and to understand here indicate two purposes for these proverbs. Use a natural way in your language to introduce purpose clauses. Alternate translation: “These proverbs are for the purpose of knowing … and they are for the purpose of understanding”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָכְמָ֣ה וּ⁠מוּסָ֑ר

wisdom and,instruction

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of wisdom and instruction, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “wise and instructive things”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִמְרֵ֥י בִינָֽה

sayings discernment

Here, the author is using the possessive form to describe sayings that give a person understanding. If this is not clear in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “sayings that give a person understanding”

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