Proverbs 1
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel,
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel:
2 to know wisdom and instruction, to discern the words of understanding,
For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence;
3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness and justice and equity,
For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity;
4 to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion,
For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, knowledge and discretion.
5 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsels,
A wise man, will hear, and will increase learning, and a, discreet man, wise counsels, will acquire,
6 to understand a proverb, and a figure, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;
9 For they shall be a garland of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.
For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.
11 If they say, Come with us. Let us lay wait for blood. Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
If they say—Come with us, —Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;
12 Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those who go down into the pit. (Sheol h7585)
Let us engulf them, like hades, alive, While in health, like them who are going down to the pit; (Sheol h7585)
13 We shall find all precious substance. We shall fill our houses with spoil.
All costly substance, shall we find, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14 Thou shall cast thy lot among us. We will all have one bag.
Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all.
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them. Restrain thy foot from their path.
My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.
16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
For, their feet, to mischief, do run, and haste to the shedding of blood.
17 For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird,
Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!
18 and these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
Yet, they, for their own blood, lie in wait, They watch in secret for their own life.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain. It takes away the life of the owners of it.
Such are the ways of every one that graspeth with greed, The life of the owners thereof, it taketh away!
20 Wisdom cries aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the broad places.
Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice;
21 She cries in the chief place of concourse, at the entrance of the gates, in the city. She utters her words:
At the head of bustling streets, she crieth aloud, —at the openings of the gates in the city—her sayings, she doth utter: —
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?
23 Turn back at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you. I will make my words known to you.
Will ye turn, at my reproof? Lo! I will pour out to you my spirit, I will make known my words to you.
24 Because I have called, and ye have refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man has regarded,
Because I called, and ye refused, I stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
25 but ye have made all my counsel void, and want none of my reproof,
But ye dismissed all my counsel, and, to my rebuke, would not yield,
26 I also will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when your fear comes,
I also, at your calamity, will laugh, I will mock, when cometh your dread;
27 when your fear comes as a storm, and your calamity comes on as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
When cometh as a crashing your dread, and, your calamity, as a storm-wind, overtaketh, when there come upon you, distress and anguish.
28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,
Then, will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.
29 because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah.
Because they hated knowledge, and, the reverence of Yahweh, did not choose;
30 They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
Consented not to my counsel, disdained all my rebuke,
31 Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and, with their own counsels, be filled.
32 For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them, —and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.
33 But he who hearkens to me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.
Whereas, he that hearkeneth unto me, shall dwell safely, and be at rest, without dread of misfortune.
