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.
