Proverbs 1
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Proverbs 1
1¶ The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel;
2to know wisdom and chastening; to understand prudent words;
3to receive the chastening of prudence, justice, judgment, and equity;
4to give prudence to the simple, and to the young men knowledge and council.
5If the wise will hear them, doctrine shall increase, and the man of understanding shall acquire wise counsel:
6To understand a parable and the interpretation; the words of the wise and their enigmas.
7¶ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and chastening.
8My son, hearken unto the chastening of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9For they shall be an increase of grace unto thy head and protection about thy neck.
10¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.
11If they say, Come with us, let us lay in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause.
12Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol and whole as those that go down into the pit;
13We shall find all kinds of riches, we shall fill our houses with spoil.
14Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
15My son, do not walk in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16For their feet shall run to evil and make haste to shed blood.
17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18And they lay in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own souls.
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain which takes away the life of those who possess it.
20¶ Wisdom cries without; she utters her voice in the streets:
21She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words, saying,
22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and the fools hate knowledge?
23Return at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
24Because I have called and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one responded;
25 for because ye have disregarded all my counsel and rejected my reproof:
26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes upon you;
27when what you have feared comes as destruction, and your calamity comes as a whirlwind; when tribulation and anguish come upon you.
28Then they shall call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
30They rejected my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
31Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own counsel.
32For the rest of the ignorant shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
33But whosoever hearkens unto me shall dwell safely and shall rest from the fear of evil.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Proverbs 1
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1 The parables of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel,
2 in order to know wisdom and discipline,
3 to understand words of prudence, and to accept the instruction of doctrine, justice and judgment, and equity,
4 so as to give discernment to little ones, knowledge and understanding to adolescents.
5 By listening, the wise shall become wiser and the intelligent shall possess governments.
6 He shall turn his soul to a parable and to its interpretation, to the words of the wise and their enigmas.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The foolish despise wisdom as well as doctrine.
8 Listen, my son, to the discipline of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother,
9 so that grace may be added to your head and a collar to your neck.
10 My son, if sinners should entice you, do not consent to them.
11 If they should say: "Come with us. We will lie in wait for blood. We will lay traps against the innocent, without cause.
12 Let us swallow him alive, like Hell, and whole, like one descending into the pit.
13 We will discover every precious substance. We will fill our houses with spoils.
14 Cast your lot with us. One purse will be for us all."
15 My son, do not walk with them. Preclude your feet from their paths.
16 For their feet rush to evil, and they hurry to shed blood.
17 But a net is thrown in vain before the eyes of those who have wings.
18 Likewise, they lie in ambush against their own blood, and they undertake deceits against their own souls.
19 Thus, the ways of all those who are greedy seize the souls of those who possess.
20 Wisdom forewarns far and wide; she bestows her voice in the streets.
21 She cries out at the head of crowds; at the entrance of the gates of the city, she offers her words, saying:
22 "Little ones, how long will you choose to be childish, and how long will the foolish desire what is harmful to themselves, and how long will the imprudent hate knowledge?
23 Be converted by my correction. Lo, I will offer my spirit to you, and I will reveal my words to you.
24 For I called, and you refused. I extended my hand, and there was no one who watched.
25 You have despised all my counsels, and you have neglected my rebukes.
26 Similarly, I will ridicule you at your demise, and I will mock you, when that which you feared shall overcome you.
27 When sudden calamity rushes upon you, and your demise advances like a tempest, when tribulation and anguish overcome you,
28 then they will call to me, and I will not heed, they will arise in the morning, and not find me.
29 For they held hatred for discipline, and they would not accept the fear of the Lord;
30 they would not consent to my counsel, but they detracted from all of my corrections.
31 Therefore, they shall eat the fruit of their way, and they shall have their fill of their own counsels.
32 The loathing of the little ones shall destroy them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall perish them.
33 But whoever will listen to me shall rest without terror, and shall have full enjoyment of abundance, without fear of evils."
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