Proverbs 1
1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel:
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.
2 For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence;
These proverbs are to teach wisdom and instruction, to teach words of insight,
3 For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity;
that you may receive instruction in order to live by doing what is right, just, and fair.
4 For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, 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, will hear, and will increase learning, and a, discreet man, wise counsels, will acquire,
Let wise people listen and increase their learning, and let discerning people get guidance,
6 By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
to understand proverbs, sayings, and words of wise people and their riddles.
7 The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
The fear of Yahweh 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;
My son, hear the instruction of your father and do not lay aside the rules of your mother;
9 For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.
they will be a graceful wreath for your head and pendants hanging from your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.
My son, if sinners try to entice you into their sin, refuse to follow them.
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 hide and attack innocent people for no reason.
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 Sheol takes away those who are healthy, and make them like those who fall 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 valuable things; we will fill our houses with what we steal from others.
14 Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all.
Throw in your lot with us; we will all have one purse together.”
15 My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot 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 feet, to mischief, do run, and haste to the shedding of blood.
their feet run to evil and they hurry to shed blood.
17 Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!
For it is useless to spread the net in the sight of any bird.
18 Yet, they, for their own blood, lie in wait, They watch in secret for their own life.
These men lie in wait for their own blood— they set an ambush 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!
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 Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice;
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the open places;
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 cries out, at the entrance of the city gates she speaks,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, 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 Will ye turn, at my reproof? Lo! I will pour out to you my spirit, I will make known my words to you.
Pay attention to my correction; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you.
24 Because I called, and ye refused, I stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
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 dismissed all my counsel, and, to my rebuke, would not yield,
But you have ignored all my instruction and paid no attention to my correction.
26 I also, at your calamity, will laugh, I will mock, when cometh your dread;
I will laugh at your calamity, I will mock you when the terror comes—
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 fearful dread comes like a storm and disaster sweeps over 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 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, the reverence of Yahweh, did not choose;
Because they hate knowledge and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
30 Consented not to my counsel, disdained all my rebuke,
they would not follow my instruction, and they despised all my correction.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and, with their own counsels, be filled.
They will eat the fruit of their ways, and with the fruit of their schemes they will be filled.
32 For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them, —and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.
For the naive are killed when they turn away, and the indifference of fools will destroy them.
33 Whereas, he that hearkeneth unto me, shall dwell safely, and be at rest, without dread of misfortune.
But whoever listens to me will live in safety and will rest secure with no fear of disaster.”
