Proverbs 1
1 The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel,
2 to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
to know wisdom and instruction, to discern the words of understanding,
3 to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgment;
to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness and justice and equity,
4 that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion,
5 For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsels,
6 and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
to understand a proverb, and a figure, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
9 For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.
For they shall be a garland of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.
10 [My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou [to them].
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11 If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
If they say, Come with us. Let us lay wait for blood. Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
12 and let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth: (Sheol h7585)
Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those who go down into the pit. (Sheol h7585)
13 let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
We shall find all precious substance. We shall fill our houses with spoil.
14 but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
Thou shall cast thy lot among us. We will all have one bag.
15 go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:
My son, walk not thou in the way with them. Restrain thy foot from their path.
16 [For their feet run to do evil, and are swift to shed blood. ]
For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
17 for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird,
18 For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
and these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain. It takes away the life of the owners of it.
20 Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
Wisdom cries aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the broad places.
21 And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
She cries in the chief place of concourse, at the entrance of the gates, in the city. She utters her words:
22 So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
Turn back at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you. I will make my words known to you.
24 Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;
Because I have called, and ye have refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man has regarded,
25 but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
but ye have made all my counsel void, and want none of my reproof,
26 therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:
I also will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when your fear comes,
27 yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
when your fear comes as a storm, and your calamity comes on as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,
29 For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah.
30 neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32 For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
33 But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
But he who hearkens to me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.
