Proverbs 1:1

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

American King James Version (AKJV)

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

American Standard Version (ASV)

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

Basic English Translation (BBE)

The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

Webster's Revision

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

World English Bible

The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

English Revised Version (ERV)

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

Clarke's Proverbs 1:1 Bible Commentary

The proverbs of Solomon - For the meaning of the word proverb, see the introduction; and the dissertation upon parabolical writing at the end of the notes on Matthew 13:Solomon is the first of the sacred writers whose name stands at the head of his works.

Barnes's Proverbs 1:1 Bible Commentary

The long exhortation Proverbs 1-9, characterized by the frequent recurrence of the words "my son," is of the nature of a preface to the collection of the "Proverbs of Solomon" Proverbs 10:1. On Proverbs 1:1-7, see the introduction to Proverbs.