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