Proverbs 1:4 To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A father that had three sons was desirous to try their discretion, which he did by giving to each of them an apple that had some part of it rotten. The first eats up his apple, rotten and all; the second throws all his away, because some part of it was rotten; but the third picks out the rotten, and eats that which was good, so that he appeared the wisest: thus, some in these days, for want of discretion, swallow down all that is presented, rotten and sound altogether; others throw away all truth, because everything delivered unto them is not truth, but surely they are the wisest and most discreet, that know how to try the spirits whether they be of God or not — how to choose the good and refuse the evil. (J. Spencer.) Parallel Verses KJV: To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.WEB: to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man: |
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