Proverbs 1
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The Beginning of Knowledge
1 # ch. 10:1; 25:1; 1 Kgs. 4:32; Eccles. 12:9 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
2To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
3to receive instruction in wise dealing,
in #ch. 2:9righteousness, justice, and equity;
4to give prudence to #ch. 8:5; 14:15, 18 the simple,
knowledge and #ch. 2:11; 3:21discretion to the youth—
5Let the wise hear and #ch. 9:9increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
6to understand a proverb and a saying,
# ch. 22:17 the words of the wise and their #Judg. 14:12; Ps. 78:2riddles.
7 # ch. 9:10; [ch. 15:33]; See Job 28:28 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Enticement of Sinners
8 # ch. 6:20; [Ps. 34:11; Eph. 6:1, 2] Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching,
9for they are #ch. 4:9; [ch. 3:22] a graceful garland for your head
and #[Gen. 41:42; Dan. 5:29]pendants for your neck.
10My son, if sinners #ch. 16:29entice you,
do not consent.
11If they say, “Come with us, #ver. 18; ch. 12:6; Jer. 5:26 let us lie in wait for blood;
# ver. 18; Ps. 10:8; 64:5 let us ambush the innocent without reason;
12like Sheol let us #Ps. 124:3; [Num. 16:32, 33] swallow them alive,
and whole, like #Ps. 28:1those who go down to the pit;
13we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
14throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse”—
15my son, #ch. 4:14; 24:1; Ps. 1:1 do not walk in the way with them;
# [Ps. 119:101] hold back your foot from their paths,
16for #ch. 6:18; Isa. 59:7; [Rom. 3:15]their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 # [Job 40:24] For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
18but these men #ver. 11lie in wait for their own blood;
they #ver. 11set an ambush for their own lives.
19 # [Job 8:13] Such are the ways of everyone who is #ch. 15:27 greedy for unjust gain;
# [1 Tim. 6:10] it takes away the life of its possessors.
The Call of Wisdom
20 # ch. 8:1; 9:3; [John 7:37] Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
21at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at #ch. 8:3the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22“How long, O #See ver. 4 simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will #See Ps. 1:1 scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools #ver. 29; ch. 5:12; [Job 21:14]hate knowledge?
23If you turn at my reproof,#1:23 Or Will you turn away at my reproof?
behold, I will #Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17pour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 #
Isa. 65:12; 66:4; Jer. 7:13 Because I have called and #Zech. 7:11 you refused to listen,
have #Rom. 10:21stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25because you have #See Ps. 107:11 ignored all my counsel
and #[Ps. 81:11; Luke 7:30]would have none of my reproof,
26I also #See Ps. 2:4 will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when #ch. 10:24; Jer. 48:43; 49:5terror strikes you,
27when terror strikes you like #[Zeph. 1:15]a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 # See 1 Sam. 8:18; Job 27:9 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29Because they #[See ver. 22 above] hated knowledge
and #[Job 21:14]did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 # [See ver. 25 above] would have none of my counsel
and #[See ver. 25 above]despised all my reproof,
31therefore they shall eat #Jer. 6:19 the fruit of their way,
and have #ch. 14:14; Isa. 3:11; [Job 4:8]their fill of their own devices.
32For the simple are killed by #Jer. 2:19 their turning away,
and #[Ps. 73:18, 19]the complacency of fools destroys them;
33but #[Ps. 25:12, 13] whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be #Ps. 112:7, 8at ease, without dread of disaster.”
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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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