Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles.
New American Standard Bible
The words of the wise and their
King James Version
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Holman Bible
the words of the wise, and their riddles.
A Conservative Version
to understand a proverb, and a figure, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
American Standard Version
To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Amplified
To understand a proverb and a figure [of speech] or an enigma with its interpretation,
And the words of the wise and their riddles [that require reflection].
Bible in Basic English
To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
Darby Translation
to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.
Julia Smith Translation
To understand a proverb, and an enigma: the words of the wise and their parables.
King James 2000
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their riddles.
Lexham Expanded Bible
to understand a proverb and an expression, words of wisdom and their riddles.
Modern King James verseion
to understand a proverb and its meaning; the words of the wise, and their acute sayings.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and he that is endued with understanding shall obtain wit to perceive a parable, and the interpretation thereof; the words of the wise, and the dark speeches of the same.
NET Bible
To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.
New Heart English Bible
to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
The Emphasized Bible
By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Webster
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
World English Bible
to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
Youngs Literal Translation
For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 1:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 78:2
I will tell a parable, speaking riddles from long ago
Psalm 49:4
I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle.
Mark 4:11
He told them, "The secret about the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside, everything comes in parables
Numbers 12:8
I speak to him audibly and in visions, not in mysteries. If he can gaze at the image of the LORD, why aren't you afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"
Ecclesiastes 12:11
Sayings from the wise are like cattle prods and well fastened nails; this masterful collection was given by one shepherd.
Matthew 13:10-17
Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, "Why do you speak to people in parables?"
Matthew 13:34-35
Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
Matthew 13:51-52
"Do you understand all these things?" They told him, "Yes."
Mark 4:34
He did not tell them anything without using a parable, though he explained everything to his disciples in private.
Acts 8:30-31
So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah out loud. Philip asked, "Do you understand what you're reading?"
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.
2 Peter 3:16
He speaks about this subject in all his letters. Some things in them are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, leading to their own destruction, as they do the rest of the Scriptures.