Proverbs 1
1 The Parables of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel,
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.
2 To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,
These proverbs are to teach wisdom and instruction, to teach words of insight,
3 To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,
that you may receive instruction in order to live by doing what is right, just, and fair.
4 To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.
These proverbs are also to give wisdom to the naive, and to give knowledge and discretion to young people.
5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
Let wise people listen and increase their learning, and let discerning people get guidance,
6 To vnderstand a parable, and the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
to understand proverbs, sayings, and words of wise people and their riddles.
7 The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge— fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
My son, hear the instruction of your father and do not lay aside the rules of your mother;
9 For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.
they will be a graceful wreath for your head and pendants hanging from your neck.
10 My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
My son, if sinners try to entice you into their sin, refuse to follow them.
11 If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:
If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide and attack innocent people for no reason.
12 We wil swallow them vp aliue like a graue euen whole, as those that goe downe into the pit: (Sheol h7585)
Let us swallow them up alive, like Sheol takes away those who are healthy, and make them like those who fall into the pit. (Sheol h7585)
13 We shall finde all precious riches, and fill our houses with spoyle:
We shall find all kinds of valuable things; we will fill our houses with what we steal from others.
14 Cast in thy lot among vs: we will all haue one purse:
Throw in your lot with us; we will all have one purse together.”
15 My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.
My son, do not walk down that road with them; do not let your foot touch where they walk;
16 For their feete runne to euill, and make haste to shed blood.
their feet run to evil and they hurry to shed blood.
17 Certainely as without cause the net is spred before the eyes of all that hath wing:
For it is useless to spread the net in the sight of any bird.
18 So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.
These men lie in wait for their own blood— they set an ambush for their own lives.
19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
So are the ways of everyone who gains riches by injustice; unjust gain takes away the lives of those who hold on to it.
20 Wisdome cryeth without: she vttereth her voyce in the streetes.
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the open places;
21 She calleth in the hye streete, among the prease in the entrings of the gates, and vttereth her wordes in the citie, saying,
at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, at the entrance of the city gates she speaks,
22 O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?
“How long, you naive people, will you love being naive? How long, you mockers, will you delight in mockery, and how long, you fools, will you hate knowledge?
23 (Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)
Pay attention to my correction; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you.
24 Because I haue called, and ye refused: I haue stretched out mine hand, and none woulde regarde.
I have called, and you have refused to listen; I reached out with my hand, but there was no one who paid attention.
25 But ye haue despised all my counsell, and would none of my correction.
But you have ignored all my instruction and paid no attention to my correction.
26 I will also laugh at your destruction, and mocke, when your feare commeth.
I will laugh at your calamity, I will mock you when the terror comes—
27 Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, and your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction and anguish shall come vpon you,
when your fearful dread comes like a storm and disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me,
Then they will call upon me, and I will not answer; they will desperately call for me, but they will not find me.
29 Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.
Because they hate knowledge and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
30 They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.
they would not follow my instruction, and they despised all my correction.
31 Therefore shall they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises.
They will eat the fruit of their ways, and with the fruit of their schemes they will be filled.
32 For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.
For the naive are killed when they turn away, and the indifference of fools will destroy them.
33 But he that obeyeth me, shall dwell safely, and be quiet from feare of euill.
But whoever listens to me will live in safety and will rest secure with no fear of disaster.”
