Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
simple--one easily led to good or evil; so the parallel.
young man--one inexperienced.
subtilty--or prudence (Proverbs 3:21; Proverbs 5:21).
discretion--literally, "device," both qualities, either good or bad, according to their use. Here good, as they imply wariness by which to escape evil and find good.
After the title the writer defines the design and nature of the instructions of the book. He paternally invites attention to those instructions and warns his readers against the enticements of the wicked. In a beautiful personification, wisdom is then introduced in a most solemn and impressive manner, publicly inviting men to receive its teachings, warning those who reject, and encouraging those who accept, the proffered instructions. (Pro. 1:1-33)
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Proverbs 1:22
Proverbs 7:7
Proverbs 8:12
Proverbs 9:4-6
Proverbs 9:15-16
Proverbs 13:14
Proverbs 21:27
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