Proverbs 1:6

God's Word

to understand a proverb and a clever saying, the words of wise people and their riddles.

Cross References

Psalm 49:4

I will turn my attention to a proverb. I will explain my riddle with the ⌞music of⌟ a lyre.

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth to illustrate points. I will explain what has been hidden long ago,

Proverbs 24:23

These also are the sayings of wise people: Showing partiality as a judge is not good.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

Words from wise people are like spurs. Their collected sayings are like nails that have been driven in firmly. They come from one shepherd.

Daniel 8:23

“In the last days of those kingdoms, when rebellions are finished, a stern-looking king who understands mysterious things will rise to power.

Numbers 12:8

I speak with him face to face, plainly and not in riddles. He even sees the form of the Lord. Why weren’t you afraid to criticize my servant Moses?”

Mark 4:11

Jesus replied to them, “The mystery about God’s kingdom has been given ⌞directly⌟ to you. To those on the outside, it is given in stories:

Mark 4:34

He did not speak to them without using an illustration. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.

Hebrews 5:14

However, solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to know the difference between good and evil.

2 Peter 3:16

He talks about this subject in all his letters. Some things in his letters are hard to understand. Ignorant people and people who aren’t sure of what they believe distort what Paul says in his letters the same way they distort the rest of the Scriptures. These people will be destroyed.