Proverbs 1:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

The long exhortation Proverbs 1–9, characterized by the frequent recurrence of the words “my son,” is of the nature of a preface to the collection of the “Proverbs of Solomon” Proverbs 10:1. On Proverbs 1:1-7, see the introduction to Proverbs.

Proverbs 1:1

1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;