The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel ;
The proverbs of Solomon ,
the son of David, king of Israel :
Translation comparison
Proverbs 1
33 aligned verses; 33 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive
the words of understanding;
To know wisdom and instruction; To discern
the words of understanding;
To receive the
instruction of
wisdom
, justice
, and
judgment
, and equity;
To receive instruction in
wise
dealing
, In
righteousness
, justice
, and equity;
To give subtilty
to the simple, to the young man knowledge
and
discretion.
To give prudence
to the simple, Knowledge
and
discretion
to the young man :
A
wise man will
hear, and will
increase learning; and
a
man of understanding shall
attain unto
wise
counsels
:
That
the
wise man may
hear, and increase in
learning; That
the
man of understanding may
attain to
sound
counsel
:
To understand a proverb, and the
interpretation;
the words of the wise ,
and
their
dark
sayings
.
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 instruction.
The fear of Yahweh
is the beginning of knowledge ;
But the
foolish
despise wisdom and instruction.
My son, hear
the
instruction of
thy
father
, and forsake not
the
law
of
thy
mother
:
My son, listen
to
your
father's
instruction, And don't
forsake your
mother's
teaching
:
For they shall
be an
ornament
of
grace unto
thy
head, and chains about
thy
neck.
For they will
be a
garland
to
grace your
head, And chains around
your
neck.
My son, if sinners entice thee
, consent thou
not
.
My son, if sinners entice you
, don't
consent.
If they say, Come with us, let
us
lay wait for blood ,
let
us
lurk privily
for 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 up alive as
the
grave;
and whole, as
those that
go down into the pit :
Let's
swallow them up alive like
Sheol,
And whole, like
those who
go down into the pit .
We
shall
find all precious
substance,
we
shall
fill our houses with spoil :
We'll
find all valuable
wealth.
We'll
fill our houses with spoil .
Cast in
thy
lot among us ;
let
us
all have one purse :
You
shall
cast your
lot among us .
We'll
all have one purse ."
My son, walk not
thou
in the way with them ;
refrain
thy
foot from 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
make
haste
to shed blood.
For their feet run to evil .
They
hurry
to shed blood.
Surely
in vain the net is
spread in the sight of any bird .
For
in vain is
the net spread in the sight of any bird :
And
they
lay wait for their own blood ;
they lurk privily
for their own lives.
But
these
lay wait for their own blood .
They lurk secretly
for their own lives.
So are the ways of every
one
that
is greedy of
gain ;
which
taketh
away the life of the
owners thereof
.
So are the ways of everyone
who
is greedy for
gain .
It
takes
away the life of its
owners.
Wisdom crieth
without;
she uttereth
her voice in the streets:
Wisdom calls
aloud
in
the
street.
She utters
her voice in the public
squares.
She crieth
in
the chief
place
of concourse,
in
the openings
of the gates:
in
the
city she uttereth
her words ,
saying,
She calls
at
the head
of noisy
places.
At
the entrance
of the city gates,
she utters
her words :
How long, ye
simple ones, will ye
love simplicity? and
the
scorners
delight in their
scorning
, 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?
Turn you
at my reproof :
behold, I will pour out my spirit unto
you ,
I will make known my words unto
you.
Turn at my reproof .
Behold, I will pour out my spirit on
you .
I will make known my words to
you.
Because I have called, and ye
refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man
regarded
;
Because I have called, and you
have
refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one
has
paid
attention
;
But ye
have set
at
nought
all my counsel, and would
none of my reproof :
But you
have ignored
all my counsel, And wanted
none of my reproof ;
I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your
fear
cometh
;
I also will laugh at your disaster.
I will mock when calamity
overtakes
you
;
When your
fear
cometh
as
desolation
, and
your destruction
cometh
as
a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh
upon
you.
When calamity
overtakes
you
like
a
storm
, When
your disaster
comes
on
like
a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come
on
you.
Then shall
they call upon
me, but I will not answer ;
they shall
seek me early
, but they shall
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
that
they hated knowledge, and did
not
choose the fear of the
LORD:
Because
they hated knowledge, And didn't
choose the fear of Yahweh.
They would
none of my counsel :
they despised all my reproof.
They wanted
none of my counsel .
They despised all my reproof.
Therefore shall
they eat of 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 turning
away
of the simple shall
slay
them ,
and
the prosperity
of fools shall
destroy them.
For the backsliding
of the simple will
kill
them .
The careless
ease
of fools will
destroy them.
But whoso
hearkeneth
unto
me shall
dwell safely
, and shall
be quiet
from
fear of evil
.
But whoever
listens
to
me will
dwell securely
, And will
be at
ease,
without
fear of harm
. "
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