Proverbs 1
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The Value of Wise Sayings
1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2to acquire wisdom and discipline, to understand the words of insight,
3to receive instruction in wise behavior, righteousness, justice and fairness,
4to give discernment to the naïve, knowledge and discretion to the youth
5(let the wise listen and increase learning and the discerning obtain wise counsel)
6to understand a proverb and a puzzle, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.
The Wisdom of Parents
7The fear of Adonai is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
8Hear, my son, your father’s instruction and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
9For they are a garland of grace for your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
Avoid a Bloodthirsty Gang
10My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in.
11Suppose they say: “Come with us! Let’s lie in wait for blood! Let’s ambush the innocent— for no reason!
12Let’s swallow them alive like Sheol— still healthy, as they go down to the Pit!
13We’ll find all sorts of valuable things, we’ll fill our homes with loot!
14Throw your lot in with us— we’ll all have one wallet.”
15My son, do not go along with them, keep your foot from their path—
16for their feet run to evil and they are swift to shed blood.
17Surely it is useless to spread a net in the eyes of all winged creatures!
18But they lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives.
19Such is the fate of all gaining by violence. It takes the life of its possessor.
Wisdom Calls, But Who Listens?
20Wisdom calls aloud in the streets, she raises her voice in public squares.
21She cries out above the commotion. At the entrances of the city gates, she utters her speech:
22“How long will you naïve ones love simplicity, you scoffers delight in scoffing, and you fools hate knowledge?
23You are repulsed at my rebuke. Behold, I pour out my heart to you. I will make my words known to you.
24Because you refused when I called, and did not pay attention when I stretched out my hand,
25since you ignore all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,
26I in turn will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when dread comes on you,
27when your terror comes like a storm and your calamity sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when trouble and distress overwhelm you!
28Then they will cry out to me, but I will not answer! They will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of Adonai,
30they would not accept my counsel, they spurned all my reproof,
31so they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.
32For the backsliding of the naïve will kill them and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33But whoever pays attention to me will live securely, and be free from the fear of evil.”
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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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