Proverbs 1
1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel:
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
2 For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence;
That one may learn wisdom and instruction, And receive words of understanding;
3 For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity;
That one may gain the instruction of prudence, Justice, equity, and uprightness;
4 For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, knowledge and discretion.
Which will give caution to the simple, To the young man wisdom and discretion;
5 A wise man, will hear, and will increase learning, and a, discreet man, wise counsels, will acquire,
Let the wise man hear, and he will increase his knowledge, And the man of understanding will gain wise counsels;
6 By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
So as to understand a proverb and a deep maxim, The words of the wise and their dark sayings.
7 The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;
Hear, O my son! the instruction of thy father, And neglect not the teaching of thy mother!
9 For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.
For they shall be a graceful wreath for thy head, And a chain around thy neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.
My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not!
11 If they say—Come with us, —Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;
If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us lurk secretly for him who is innocent in vain;
12 Let us engulf them, like hades, alive, While in health, like them who are going down to the pit; (Sheol h7585)
Let us swallow them up alive, like the underworld, Yea, in full health, as those that go down into the pit; (Sheol h7585)
13 All costly substance, shall we find, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
We shall find all kinds of precious substance, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14 Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all.
Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse;”—
15 My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.
My son, walk thou not in their way, Refrain thy foot from their path!
16 For, their feet, to mischief, do run, and haste to the shedding of blood.
For their feet run to evil, And make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!
For as the net is spread in vain Before the eyes of any bird,
18 Yet, they, for their own blood, lie in wait, They watch in secret for their own life.
So they lie in wait for their own blood; They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 Such are the ways of every one that graspeth with greed, The life of the owners thereof, it taketh away!
Such are the ways of every one greedy of unjust gain; It taketh away the life of the possessor thereof.
20 Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice;
Wisdom crieth out in the highway; In the market-place she uttereth her voice;
21 At the head of bustling streets, she crieth aloud, —at the openings of the gates in the city—her sayings, she doth utter: —
At the head of the noisy streets she crieth aloud; At the entrances of the gates, throughout the city, she proclaimeth her words [[saying]]:
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? How long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
23 Will ye turn, at my reproof? Lo! I will pour out to you my spirit, I will make known my words to you.
Turn ye at my reproof! Behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make known my words to you!
24 Because I called, and ye refused, I stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
“Because I have called, and ye have refused, —Because I have stretched out my hand, and no one hath regarded.
25 But ye dismissed all my counsel, and, to my rebuke, would not yield,
Because ye have rejected all my counsel, And have slighted my rebuke, —
26 I also, at your calamity, will laugh, I will mock, when cometh your dread;
I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When cometh as a crashing your dread, and, your calamity, as a storm-wind, overtaketh, when there come upon you, distress and anguish.
When your fear cometh upon you like a storm. And destruction overtaketh you like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Then, will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer! They will seek me early, But they shall not find me!
29 Because they hated knowledge, and, the reverence of Yahweh, did not choose;
Because they have hated knowledge, And have not chosen the fear of the LORD, —
30 Consented not to my counsel, disdained all my rebuke,
Because they would not attend to my counsel, And have despised all my reproof, —
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and, with their own counsels, be filled.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own devices;
32 For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them, —and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.
Yea, the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the carelessness of fools shall destroy them.
33 Whereas, he that hearkeneth unto me, shall dwell safely, and be at rest, without dread of misfortune.
But whoso hearkeneth to me shall dwell securely, And shall not be disquieted with the fear of evil.”
