Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord
Proverbs 1:1-7
1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel.2To know wisdom and discipline, and to understand words of understanding.3To receive the discipline of prudence, righteousness, justice, and uprightness.4To give craftiness to the simple, and knowledge and discretion to the youth.5Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and let the discerning acquire guidance.6To understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and discipline the foolish despise.