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Proverbs 1:18-32 18 And these lay יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ ye.'e.Rou H693 wait H693 for their own blood לְדָמָ֣ם le.da.Mam H1818 ; they lurk secretly for their own lives לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ le.naf.sho.Tam H5315 . 19 So H3651 are the paths אָ֭רְחוֹת 'A.re.chot H734 of every one that is greedy of gain בָּ֑צַע Ba.tza' H1215 : it taketh away H3947 the life נֶ֖פֶשׁ Ne.fesh H5315 of its possessors H1167 . 20 Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice קוֹלָֽהּ׃ ko.Lah H6963 in the broadways; 21 she calleth in the chief H7218 [place] of concourse, in the entry of the gates H8179 ; in the city בָּעִ֗יר ba.'Ir H5892 she uttereth her words H561 : 22 How long , simple ones , will ye love תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ te.'e.ha.Vu H157 simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate יִשְׂנְאוּ־ yis.ne.'u- H8130 knowledge דָֽעַת׃ Da.'at H1847 ? 23 Turn תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ ta.Shu.vu H7725 you at my reproof : behold , I will pour אַבִּ֣יעָה 'a.Bi.'ah H5042 forth H5042 my spirit רוּחִ֑י ru.Chi H7307 unto you , I will make H3045 known H3045 to you my words דְבָרַ֣י de.va.Rai H1697 . 24 Because I have called קָ֭רָאתִי Ka.ra.ti H7121 , and ye refused H3985 ; I have stretched H5186 out my hand יָ֝דִ֗י ya.Di H3027 , and no one regarded; 25 and ye have rejected all my counsel H6098 , and would H14 none of my reproof : 26 I also גַּם־ gam- H1571 will laugh אֶשְׂחָ֑ק 'es.Chak H7832 in your calamity בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם be.'ei.de.Khem H343 , I will mock אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג 'el.'Ag H3932 when your fear H6343 cometh; 27 when your fear H6343 cometh as sudden destruction , and your calamity וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם Ve.'ei.de.khem H343 cometh as a whirlwind; when distress H6869 and anguish come H935 upon you : 28 — then אָ֣ז 'az H227 will they call יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי Yik.ra.'u.ni H7121 upon me , but I will not answer אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה 'e.'e.Neh H6030 ; they will seek יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי ye.sha.cha.Ru.ni H7836 me early, and shall not find יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ yim.tza.'U.ni H4672 me . 29 Because they hated שָׂ֣נְאוּ Sa.ne.'u H8130 knowledge דָ֑עַת Da.'at H1847 , and did not choose H977 the fear וְיִרְאַ֥ת ve.yir.'At H3374 of Jehovah ; 30 they would H14 none of my counsel H6098 , they despised all my reproof : 31 therefore shall they eat וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ Ve.yo.khe.lu H398 of the fruit מִפְּרִ֣י mi.pe.Ri H6529 of their way דַרְכָּ֑ם dar.Kam H1870 , and be filled with their own devices . 32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay H2026 them , and the prosperity H7962 of the foolish shall cause them to perish H6 . Read all of Proverbs 1 ← Psalms 150 Proverbs 2 → Commentaries on Proverbs 1 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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