Proverbs 1:1-6

MLV(i) 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, King of Israel, 2 to know wisdom and instruction, to discern the words of understanding, 3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness and justice and uprightness, 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 to sound-wisdom, 6 to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their dark sayings.