1:1–7 These are the proverbs and parables of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel;1 A guide to insight, understanding, and spiritual discipline to help you become generous, honest, and balanced. They are offered to the simple that they may gain knowledge; to the young that they may find direction; to the learned that they might peer behind the words and attain wisdom, for I speak in riddles both simple and profound, wise words that hide deeper meanings.2 Begin with this: The foundation of wisdom