Proverbs 1
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1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
2To know wisdom and instruction;
to discern the words of understanding;
3To receive instruction in wise dealing,
In righteousness and judgement and equity;
4To give subtilty to the simple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion:
5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;
And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
6To understand a proverb, and a figure;
The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:
But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father,
And forsake not the law of thy mother:
9For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head,
And chains about thy neck.
10My son, if sinners entice thee,
Consent thou not.
11If they say, Come with us,
Let us lay wait for blood,
Let us lurk privily for 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 precious substance,
We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14Thou shalt cast thy lot among us;
We will all have one purse:
15My son, walk not thou in the way with them;
Refrain thy foot from their path:
16For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
17For in vain is the net spread, in the eyes of any bird:
18And these lay wait for their own blood,
They lurk privily for their own lives.
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street;
She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
21She crieth in the chief place of concourse;
At the entering in of the gates,
In the city, she uttereth her words:
22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
And scorners delight them in scorning,
And fools hate knowledge?
23Turn you 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 man regarded;
25But ye have set at nought all my counsel,
And would none of my reproof:
26I also will laugh in the day of your calamity;
I will mock when your fear cometh;
27When your fear cometh as a storm,
And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind;
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;
They shall seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
29For that they hated knowledge,
And did not choose the fear of the LORD:
30They would none of my counsel;
They despised all my reproof:
31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be filled with their own devices.
32For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them,
And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely,
And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
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Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 1
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1The proverbs of Shelomoh son of Dawiḏ, sovereign of Yisra’ĕl:
2For knowing wisdom and discipline, For understanding the words of understanding,
3For receiving the discipline of wisdom, Righteousness, right-ruling, and straightness;
4For giving insight to the simple, Knowledge and discretion to the young.
5The wise one hears and increases learning, And the understanding one gets wise counsel,
6For understanding a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.
7The fear of יהוה is the beginning of knowledge;#See Prov. 9:10; Psa. 111:10 Fools despise wisdom and discipline.
8My son, heed the discipline of your father, And do not forsake the Torah of your mother;
9For they are a fair wreath on your head, And chains about your neck.
10My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in.
11If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause.
12“Let us swallow them alive like She’ol, And entirely, like those going down to the pit.
13“Let us find all precious goods, Let us fill our houses with spoil.
14“Cast in your lot among us, Let us all have one purse,”
15My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path;
16For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.
17For in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird.
18But they lie in wait for their own blood, They ambush their own lives.
19Such are the ways of everyone greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.
20Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the broad places.
21At the head of the noisy streets she cries out, At the openings of the gates, In the city she speaks her words:
22“How long, you simple ones, Would you love simplicity, And shall scoffers delight in their scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
23“Turn at my reproof. See, I pour out my spirit on you, I make my words known to you.
24“Because I called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one inclined,
25“And you spurned all my counsel, And would not yield to my reproof,
26“Let me also laugh at your calamity, Mock when your dread comes,
27“When your dread comes like a storm, And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
28“Let them then call on me, but I answer not; Let them seek me, but not find me.
29“Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of יהוה,
30“They did not accept my counsel, They despised all my reproof,
31“Therefore let them eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own counsels.
32“For the turning away of the simple kills them, And the complacency of fools destroys them.
33“But whoever listens to me dwells safely, And is at ease from the dread of evil.”
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