# Proverbs 1.1

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**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:**
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> 2. To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding; 3. To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity; (Proverbs 1:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:**
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> 2. to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding; 3. to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; (Proverbs 1:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;**
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> 2. To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3. To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; <sup>equity: Heb. equities</sup> (Proverbs 1:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:**
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> 2. For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence, 3. For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness, (Proverbs 1:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

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- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Ophel Inscription](/codex/ophel-inscription/)
- [OT Authorship and Prophetic Tradition](/codex/ot-authorship-and-prophetic-tradition/)

**People:**

- [Solomon](/codex/solomon/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.