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.