Proverbs 1:4
“To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
To give subtlety to the simple,.... Men of mean abilities, weak capacities, shallow understandings, incautious,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
This verse points out the two classes for which the book will be useful: (1) the “simple,” literally the “open,” the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 1:1-6
We have here an introduction to this book, which some think was prefixed by the collector and publisher, as Ezra; but it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
subtilty to the simple Both words are here used in a good sense, or perhaps we might say, in their proper or neutral…
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