Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
These
are
the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel ,
The proverbs of Solomon ,
the
son of David, king of Israel :
for
gaining
wisdom and discipline,
for
comprehending
words of insight,
To
know
wisdom and instruction;
To
discern
the
words of understanding;
and
for
receiving
instruction in wise living
and
in righteousness, justice, and equity .
To
receive
instruction in wise dealing,
In righteousness, justice, and equity ;
To impart
prudence to the simple and
knowledge and discretion to the young ,
To give
prudence to the simple ,
Knowledge and discretion to the young man:
let
the wise listen
and
gain
instruction
, and the discerning
acquire
wise
counsel
That
the wise man
may
hear
, and increase
in
learning;
That
the man
of
understanding
may
attain
to
sound
counsel :
by
understanding
the
proverbs
and parables, the sayings
and riddles of the wise.
To
understand
a
proverb,
and parables, The words
and riddles of the wise.
The fear of the
LORD
is the beginning of knowledge ,
but fools
despise wisdom and discipline
.
The fear of Yahweh
is the beginning of knowledge ;
But the
foolish
despise wisdom and instruction
.
Listen,
my son, to your father’s
instruction, and do
not
forsake the
teaching
of
your mother.
My son, listen
to your father's
instruction, And don't
forsake your mother's
teaching:
For they are
a garland of
grace on
your head and a
pendant
around your neck.
For they will
be
a garland to
grace your head ,
And chains
around your neck.
My son, if sinners entice you, do
not
yield
to
them
.
My son, if sinners entice you, don't
consent
.
If they say, “
Come along,
let
us lie
in wait for blood ,
let
us
ambush
the innocent without cause ,
If they say, "
Come with
us ,
Let's
lay
in wait for blood ;
Let's
lurk
secretly
for
the innocent without cause ;
let
us
swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending
into the Pit.
Let's
swallow them up
alive like Sheol, And whole ,
like those who
go
down
into the pit.
We
will
find all manner
of
precious
goods;
we
will
fill our houses with plunder
.
We'll
find all valuable
wealth.
We'll
fill our houses with spoil
.
Throw
in
your lot with
us;
let
us all share
one purse ”—
You
shall
cast
your lot among
us .
We'll
all have
one purse ."
my son, do
not
walk the road
with them or
set
foot upon
their path .
My son, don't
walk in
the way
with them .
Keep
your
foot from
their path ,
For their feet run to evil ,
and
they are
swift
to shed blood.
For their feet run to evil .
They hurry
to shed blood.
How
futile
it
is to
spread
the net where
any bird can
see
it!
For
in
vain
is the net spread
in
the
sight
of
any bird :
But they
lie
in
wait for their own blood ;
they ambush
their own lives.
But these
lay
wait for their own blood .
They lurk
secretly
for
their own lives.
Such
is
the fate
of all
who are
greedy ,
whose
unjust
gain takes the lives
of its possessors
.
So
are
the ways
of everyone
who is
greedy for
gain .
It
takes away
the life
of its owners
.
Wisdom calls out
in the street ,
she lifts
her voice in the square;
Wisdom calls aloud
in the street .
She utters
her voice in the public
squares.
in
the
main
concourse
she cries
aloud,
at the city gates she makes
her speech
:
She calls
at the head
of
noisy
places.
At
the
entrance
of
the
city gates ,
she utters
her words
:
“
How long, O
simple ones, will you love your
simple
ways
? How long will scoffers
delight in their
scorn
and fools hate knowledge?
"
How long, you
simple ones, will you love simplicity
? How long will mockers
delight themselves
in mockery,
And fools hate knowledge?
If
you
had
repented
at my rebuke
, then
surely
I would
have
poured
out my spirit on you ;
I would
have
made
my words known
to you.
Turn
at my reproof.
Behold
, I will
pour
out my spirit on you .
I will
make
known
my words to you.
Because you refused my call
, and no one took
my
outstretched
hand,
Because I
have
called,
and
you have
refused ;
I
have
stretched
out
my hand
, and no one has
paid
attention;
because
you neglected
all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
But
you have
ignored
all my counsel, And wanted none of my reproof;
in
turn
I will mock
your calamity;
I will sneer
when terror
strikes
you ,
I also
will laugh
at
your disaster.
I will mock
when calamity
overtakes
you ;
when your
dread
comes
like a storm, and
your destruction
like a whirlwind ,
when distress and anguish overwhelm
you.
When calamity
overtakes
you
like a storm, When
your disaster
comes
on
like a whirlwind ;
When distress and anguish come
on
you.
Then they
will call on me, but I will not answer ;
they will earnestly
seek me, but will not find me .
Then will they
call on me, but I will not answer .
They will seek me diligently
, but they
will not find me ;
For
they hated knowledge and chose
not
to
fear
the LORD
.
Because
they hated knowledge ,
And didn't
choose
the fear
of
Yahweh
.
They accepted
none of my counsel ;
they despised all my reproof.
They wanted
none of my counsel .
They despised all my reproof.
So
they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices
.
Therefore
they will eat of
the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own schemes
.
For the waywardness
of the simple will slay
them ,
and
the complacency
of fools will destroy them.
For the backsliding
of the simple will kill
them .
The careless
ease
of fools will destroy them.
But whoever listens to me will dwell in
safety
, secure
from
the
fear of evil
. ”
But whoever listens to me will dwell securely
, And
will
be
at
ease,
without
fear of harm
. "
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