Proverbs 1
1 [the] proverbs of Solomon [the] son of David [the] king of Israel.
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.
2 To learn wisdom and discipline to teach words of understanding.
These proverbs are to teach wisdom and instruction, to teach words of insight,
3 To receive correction of insight righteousness and justice and uprightness.
that you may receive instruction in order to live by doing what is right, just, and fair.
4 To give to naive people prudence to a youth knowledge and discretion.
These proverbs are also to give wisdom to the naive, and to give knowledge and discretion to young people.
5 Let him listen a prudent [one] and let him increase insight and a discerning [one] wise directions let him get.
Let wise people listen and increase their learning, and let discerning people get guidance,
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma [the] words of learned ones and parables their.
to understand proverbs, sayings, and words of wise people and their riddles.
7 [the] fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of knowledge wisdom and discipline fools they despise.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge— fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Listen to O son my [the] correction of father your and may not you reject [the] instruction of mother your.
My son, hear the instruction of your father and do not lay aside the rules of your mother;
9 For - [will be] a wreath of favor they for head your and necklaces for neck your.
they will be a graceful wreath for your head and pendants hanging from your neck.
10 O son my if they will entice you sinners may not you be willing.
My son, if sinners try to entice you into their sin, refuse to follow them.
11 If they will say come! with us let us lie in wait for blood let us lie hidden for an innocent [one] without 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 Let us engulf them like Sheol alive and complete like [those who] go down of [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 wealth prized we will find we will fill houses our plunder.
We shall find all kinds of valuable things; we will fill our houses with what we steal from others.
14 Lot your you will cast in midst of us a bag one it will belong to all of us.
Throw in your lot with us; we will all have one purse together.”
15 O son my may not you walk in [the] way with them restrain foot your from pathway their.
My son, do not walk down that road with them; do not let your foot touch where they walk;
16 For feet their to evil they run and they may make haste to shed blood.
their feet run to evil and they hurry to shed blood.
17 For in vain [is] spread out the net in [the] eyes of every owner of a wing.
For it is useless to spread the net in the sight of any bird.
18 And they for own blood their they lie in wait they lie hidden for own life their.
These men lie in wait for their own blood— they set an ambush for their own lives.
19 [are] thus [the] paths of Every [one who] gains unjustly unjust gain [the] life of owners its it will take.
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 street it cries aloud in the open places she gives voice her.
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the open places;
21 At [the] top of noisy [places] she calls out at [the] entrances of [the] gates in the city sayings her she utters.
at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, at the entrance of the city gates she speaks,
22 Until when? - O naive people will you love naivete and mockers mockery do they delight in? themselves and fools will they 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 You will turn back to rebuke my here! I will pour out to you spirit my let me declare words my 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 you refused I offered hand my and there not [was] an attentive [one].
I have called, and you have refused to listen; I reached out with my hand, but there was no one who paid attention.
25 And you ignored all advice my and rebuke my not you yielded to.
But you have ignored all my instruction and paid no attention to my correction.
26 Also I at calamity your I will laugh I will mock when comes dread your.
I will laugh at your calamity, I will mock you when the terror comes—
27 When comes (like devastation *Q(K)*) dread your and calamity your like a storm-wind it will arrive when comes on you trouble and distress.
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 they will call to me and not I will answer they will earnestly seek me and not they will 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 for they hated knowledge and [the] fear of Yahweh not they chose.
Because they hate knowledge and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
30 Not they yielded to advice my they spurned all rebuke my.
they would not follow my instruction, and they despised all my correction.
31 So they may eat from [the] fruit of way their and from own schemes their they will be surfeited.
They will eat the fruit of their ways, and with the fruit of their schemes they will be filled.
32 For [the] waywardness of naive people it will ruin them and [the] ease of fools it will destroy them.
For the naive are killed when they turn away, and the indifference of fools will destroy them.
33 And [one who] listens to me he will dwell security and he will be at ease from dread of trouble.
But whoever listens to me will live in safety and will rest secure with no fear of disaster.”
