Proverbs 1:6

New International Version

⁶for understanding proverbs and parables,^(A)
the sayings and riddles^(B) of the wise.^[a]^(C)

Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles

Proverbs 1:6

King James Version

⁶To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

¹⁷Pay attention^(A) and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;^(B)
apply your heart to what I teach,^(C)

¹⁷Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

New International Version (NIV)