Proverbs 1

¹The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;

²to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

³to receive also hard sayings, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgment;

³to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgment;

⁴that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.

⁵For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and the man of understanding will gain direction;

⁵For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;

⁶and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the sayings of the wise also, and riddles.

⁶and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.

⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.

⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nothing wisdom and instruction.

⁸Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.

⁸Hear, [my] son, the instruction of your father, and reject not the rules of your mother.

⁹For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.

⁹For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.

¹⁰[My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou [to them].

¹⁰[My] son, let not ungodly men lead you astray, neither consent you [to them].

¹¹If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

¹¹If they should exhort you, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

¹²and let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth:

¹³let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:

¹⁴but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:

¹⁴but do you cast in your lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:

¹⁵go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:

¹⁵go not in the way with them, but turn aside your foot from their paths:

¹⁷for nets are not without cause spread for birds.

¹⁸For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

¹⁹These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

²⁰Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.

²¹And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,

²²So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.

²³Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.

²⁴Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;

²⁴Since I called, and you⌃ did not listen; and I spoke at length, and you⌃ gave no heed;

²⁵but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;

²⁵but you⌃ set at nothing my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;

²⁶therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:

²⁷yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.

²⁷yes when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.

²⁸For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].

²⁸For it shall be that when you⌃ call upon me, I will not listen to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].

²⁹For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

³⁰neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

³¹Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

³²For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

³³But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.

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