1 The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel;
2 to know wisdom and chastening; to understand prudent words; 3 to receive the chastening of prudence, justice, judgment, and equity; 4 to give prudence to the simple, and to the young men knowledge and council. 5 If the wise will hear them, doctrine shall increase, and the man of understanding shall acquire wise counsel: 6 To understand a parable and the interpretation; the words of the wise and their enigmas.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and chastening.