Mishle 1
1
1Mishlei Sh'lomo Ben Dovid, Melech Yisroel;
2To have da'as of chochmah and musar (discipline); to understand the words of binah;
3To receive the musar of those with seichel, tzedek and mishpat, and meisharim (equity, uprightness);
4To give subtlety to the simple, to the na'ar, da'as and discretion.
5A chacham (wise person) will hear, and will increase learning, and a man of understanding shall acquire wise counsel:
6To understand a mashal (proverb), and the melitzah (enigma); the divrei chachamim, and their chidot (riddles).
7The Yirat Hashem is the reshit da'as, but fools despise chochmah and musar.
8Beni (my son), hear the musar Avicha, and forsake not the Torat Immecha.
9For they shall be a garland of chen unto thy rosh, and a chain about thy neck.
10Beni (my son), if chatt'aim (sinners) entice thee, consent thou not.
11If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for dahm, let us lurk secretly for the naki (innocent, harmless) chinnom (without cause);
12Let us swallow them up chayyim (alive) like She'ol; and whole, as those that go down into the bor (pit);
13We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill bateinu (our houses) with plunder;
14Throw in thy goral (lot) among us; let all of us have kis echad (one pouch, purse).
15Beni (my son), walk not thou in the derech with them; refrain thy regel from their path;
16For their raglayim run to rah, and make haste for shefach dahm (shedding of blood).
17Surely in vain the reshet (net) is spread in the eyes of kol ba'al kanaf (all the birds);#1:17 i.e., lit. master of [the] wing
18And they lie in wait for their own dahm; they lurk secretly for their own nafshot.
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy for betza (ill-gotten gain); which taketh away the nefesh of the be'alim (owners) thereof.
20Chochmot crieth out in the street; she lifts up her voice in the rechovot (city squares);
21She crieth out in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the she'arim (gates); in the Ir (city) she uttereth her words, saying,
22Ad mosai, ye simple ones, will ye love being simpletons? And the scoffers delight in their mockery, and kesilim (fools) hate da'as?
23Turn you at my tokhechah (reproof); hinei, I will pour out my ruach unto you, I will make known my devarim unto you.
24Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my yad, and no man regarded;
25But ye have disdained all my etza (counsel), and would have none of my tokhechah (reproof);
26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your pachad (terror) cometh;
27When your pachad (terror) cometh like a storm, and your calamity cometh like a whirlwind; when tzarah (distress) and oppression cometh upon you.
28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall look for me diligently, but they shall not find me;
29For that they hated da'as, and did not choose the Yirat Hashem;
30They would have none of my etza (counsel); they despised all my tokhechah (reproof).
31Therefore shall they eat of the p'ri (fruit) of their own derech, and be filled with their own mo'atzot (schemes, devices).
32For the waywardness of the simple shall slay them, and the complacent contentment of kesilim (fools) shall destroy them.
33But the one who payeth heed unto me#1:33 Chochmat Hashem, i.e., the Redemptive Word, not only Hashemʼs creative agent (Ps 33:6; Prov 8:30; 30:4) but the one who comes with a healing mission according to Ps 107:20, though Moshiach has to die in the midst of his healing Mission to accomplish our healing from guilt and punitive dread — Isa 53:5 shall dwell safely, and shall be secure from pachad ra'ah (terror of evil).
Currently Selected:
Mishle 1: TOJB2011
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Proverbs 1
1
The Reasons for Proverbs
1The proverbs of Solomon, David’s son who was king of Israel, ⌞given⌟
2to grasp wisdom and discipline,
to understand deep thoughts,
3to acquire the discipline of wise behavior—
righteousness and justice and fairness—
4to give insight to gullible people,
to give knowledge and foresight to the young—
5a wise person will listen and continue to learn,
and an understanding person will gain direction—
6to understand a proverb and a clever saying,
the words of wise people and their riddles.
7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.
Stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Listen to Wisdom
8My son,
listen to your father’s discipline,
and do not neglect your mother’s teachings,
9because discipline and teachings
are a graceful garland on your head
and a ⌞golden⌟ chain around your neck.
10My son,
if sinners lure you, do not go along.
11If they say,
“Come with us.
Let’s set an ambush to kill someone.
Let’s hide to ambush innocent people for fun.
12We’ll swallow them alive like the grave,
like those in good health who go into the pit.
13We’ll find all kinds of valuable possessions.
We’ll fill our homes with stolen goods.
14Join us.
We’ll split the loot equally.”
15My son,
do not follow them in their way.
Do not even set foot on their path,
16because they rush to do evil
and hurry to shed blood.
17It does no good to spread a net
within the sight of any bird.
18But these people set an ambush for their own murder.
They go into hiding only to lose their lives.
19This is what happens to everyone
who is greedy for unjust gain.
Greed takes away his life.
20Wisdom sings her song in the streets.
In the public squares she raises her voice.
21At the corners of noisy streets she calls out.
At the entrances to the city she speaks her words,
22“How long will you gullible people love being so gullible?
How long will you mockers find joy in your mocking?
How long will you fools hate knowledge?
23“Turn to me when I warn you.
I will generously pour out my spirit for you.
I will make my words known to you.
24“I called, and you refused to listen.
I stretched out my hands to you, and no one paid attention.
25You ignored all my advice.
You did not want me to warn you.
26I will laugh at your calamity.
I will make fun of you
when panic strikes you,
27when panic strikes you like a violent storm,
when calamity strikes you like a wind storm,
when trouble and anguish come to you.
28“They will call to me at that time, but I will not answer.
They will look for me, but they will not find me,
29because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord.
30They refused my advice.
They despised my every warning.
31They will eat the fruit of their lifestyle.
They will be stuffed with their own schemes.
32“Gullible people kill themselves because of their turning away.
Fools destroy themselves because of their indifference.
33But whoever listens to me will live without worry
and will be free from the dread of disaster.”
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
GOD'S WORD® Translation ©1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God's Word to the Nations Mission Society. All rights reserved.