Mishlei (Pro) 1
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1The proverbs of Shlomo the son of David,
king of Isra’el,
2are for learning about wisdom and discipline;
for understanding words expressing deep insight;
3for gaining an intelligently disciplined life,
doing what is right, just and fair;
4for endowing with caution those who don’t think
and the young person with knowledge and discretion.
5Someone who is already wise
will hear and learn still more;
someone who already understands
will gain the ability to counsel well;
6he will understand proverbs, obscure expressions,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7The fear of Adonai is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
8My son, heed the discipline of your father,
and do not abandon the teaching of your mother;
9they will be a garland to grace your head,
a medal of honor for your neck.
10My son, if sinners entice you,
don’t go along with them.
11Suppose they say, “Come with us:
we’ll ambush somebody and kill him,
we’ll waylay some harmless soul, just for fun;
12we’ll swallow him alive, like Sh’ol,
whole, like those who descend to the pit;
13we’ll find everything he has of value,
we’ll fill our homes with loot!
14Throw in your lot with us;
we’ll share a common purse” —
15my son, don’t go along with them,
don’t set foot on their path;
16Their feet run to evil,
they rush to shed blood.
17For in vain is the net baited
if any bird can see it;
18rather, they are ambushing themselves
to shed their own blood, waylaying themselves.
19So are the ways of all greedy for gain —
it takes the lives of those who get it.
20Wisdom calls aloud in the open air
and raises her voice in the public places;
21she calls out at streetcorners
and speaks out at entrances to city gates:
22“How long, you whose lives have no purpose,
will you love thoughtless living?
How long will scorners find pleasure in mocking?
How long will fools hate knowledge?
23Repent when I reprove —
I will pour out my spirit to you,
I will make my words known to you.
24Because you refused when I called,
and no one paid attention when I put out my hand,
25but instead you neglected my counsel
and would not accept my reproof;
26I, in turn, will laugh at your distress,
and mock when terror comes over you —
27yes, when terror overtakes you like a storm
and your disaster approaches like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble assail you.
28Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will seek me earnestly, but they won’t find me.
29Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of Adonai,
30they refused my counsel
and despised my reproof.
31So they will bear the consequences of their own way
and be overfilled with their own schemes.
32For the aimless wandering of the thoughtless will kill them,
and the smug overconfidence of fools will destroy them;
33but those who pay attention to me will live securely,
untroubled by fear of misfortune.”
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The Beginning of Knowledge
1The #1 Kin. 4:32; Prov. 10:1; 25:1; Eccl. 12:9proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
2To know wisdom and instruction,
To perceive the words of understanding,
3To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;
4To give prudence to the #Prov. 9:4simple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion—
5#Prov. 9:9A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
6To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their #Num. 12:8; Ps. 78:2; Dan. 8:23riddles.
7#Job 28:28; Ps. 111:10; Prov. 9:10; 15:33; (Eccl. 12:13)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Shun Evil Counsel
8#Prov. 4:1My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
9For they will be a #Prov. 3:22graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
10My son, if sinners entice you,
#Gen. 39:7–10; Deut. 13:8; Ps. 50:18; (Eph. 5:11)Do not consent.
11If they say, “Come with us,
Let us #Prov. 12:6; Jer. 5:26lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
12Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,
And whole, #Ps. 28:1like those who go down to the Pit;
13We shall find all kinds of precious possessions,
We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14Cast in your lot among us,
Let us all have one purse”—
15My son, #Ps. 1:1; Prov. 4:14do not walk in the way with them,
#Ps. 119:101Keep your foot from their path;
16#Prov. 6:17, 18; (Is. 59:7); Rom. 3:15For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
17Surely, in vain the net is spread
In the sight of any bird;
18But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19#Prov. 15:27; (1 Tim. 6:10)So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.
The Call of Wisdom
20#Prov. 8:1; 9:3; (John 7:37)Wisdom calls aloud outside;
She raises her voice in the open squares.
21She cries out in the chief concourses,
At the openings of the gates in the city
She speaks her words:
22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.
23Turn at my rebuke;
Surely #Is. 32:15; Joel 2:28; (John 7:39)I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
24#Is. 65:12; 66:4; Jer. 7:13; Zech. 7:11Because I have called and you refused,
I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,
25Because you #Ps. 107:11; Luke 7:30disdained all my counsel,
And would have none of my rebuke,
26#Ps. 2:4I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your terror comes,
27When #(Prov. 10:24, 25)your terror comes like a storm,
And your destruction comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28“Then#1 Sam. 8:18; Job 27:9; 35:12; Ps. 18:41; Is. 1:15; Jer. 11:11; 14:12; Ezek. 8:18; Mic. 3:4; Zech. 7:13; (James 4:3) they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
29Because they #Job 21:14; Prov. 1:22hated knowledge
And did not #Ps. 119:173choose the fear of the Lord,
30#Ps. 81:11; Prov. 1:25They would have none of my counsel
And despised my every rebuke.
31Therefore #Job 4:8; Prov. 5:22, 23; 22:8; Is. 3:11; Jer. 6:19they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
32For the turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33But whoever listens to me will dwell #Prov. 3:24–26safely,
And #Ps. 112:7will be secure, without fear of evil.”
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