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 comprehend the words of understanding;
For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence;
3 To receive the discipline of wisdom, justice, and right, 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 the man of understanding may attain unto wise 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 the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.
The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching 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 chaplet of grace unto 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 lie in wait for blood, let us lurk 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 the grave, and whole, as those that 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 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse' —
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 the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;
Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!
18 And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk 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 every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Such are the ways of every one that graspeth with greed, The life of the owners thereof, it taketh away!
20 Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;
Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice;
21 She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth 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 thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, 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 you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto 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 refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,
Because I called, and ye refused, I stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;
But ye dismissed all my counsel, and, to my rebuke, would not yield,
26 I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;
I also, at your calamity, will laugh, I will mock, when cometh your dread;
27 When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress 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 will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, 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 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;
Because they hated knowledge, and, the reverence of Yahweh, did not choose;
30 They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
Consented not to my counsel, disdained all my rebuke,
31 Therefore shall they 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 waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence 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 whoso hearkeneth unto 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.
