Proverbs Chapter 1

The Usefulness of Proverbs

1The 1proverbsH4912 of SolomonH8010 2the sonH1121 of DavidH1732, kingH4428 of IsraelH3478:2To knowH3045 3wisdomH2451 and instructionH4148, To discernH995 the sayingsH561 of 4understandingH998,3To 5receiveH3947 instructionH4148 in wiseH7919 behaviorH7919, 6RighteousnessH6664, justiceH4941, and integrityH4339;4To giveH5414 7prudenceH6195 to the naiveH6612, To the youthH5288 8knowledgeH1847 and discretionH4209,5A wiseH2450 personH2450 will hearH8085 and 9increaseH3254 in learningH3948, And a 10person of understandingH995 will acquireH7069 wiseH8458 counselH8458,6To understandH995 a proverbH4912 and a sayingH4426, The wordsH1697 of the wiseH2450 and their 11riddlesH2420.

712The fearH3374 of the LordH3068 is the beginningH7225 of knowledgeH1847; FoolsH191 despiseH936 wisdomH2451 and instructionH4148.

The Enticement of Sinners

813ListenH8085, my sonH1121, to your father’sH1 instructionH4148, And 14do not ignoreH5203 your mother’sH517 teachingH8451;9ForH3588 they are a 15gracefulH2580 wreathH3880 for your headH7218 And 16necklacesH6060 for your neckH1621.10My sonH1121, ifH518 sinnersH2400 17enticeH6601 you, 18Do not consentH14.11IfH518 they sayH559, “ComeH1980 with us, Let’s 19lieH693 inH693 waitH693 for bloodH1818, Let’s 20ambushH6845 the innocentH5355 withoutH2600 causeH2600;12Let’s 21swallowH1104 them aliveH2416 like SheolH7585, Even wholeH8549, like those who 22goH3381 downH3381 to the pitH953;13We will findH4672 allH3605 kinds of preciousH3368 wealthH1952, We will fillH4390 our housesH1004 with plunderH7998;14ThrowH5307 in your lotH1486 23with us; We will allH3605 haveH1961 oneH259 moneyH3599 bagH3599,”15My sonH1121, 24do not walkH1980 on the wayH1870 with them. 25KeepH4513 your feetH7272 fromH4513H4480 their pathH5410,16For 26their feetH7272 runH7323 to evilH7451, And they areH4116 quickH4116 to shedH8210 bloodH1818.17IndeedH3588, it is 27uselessH2600 to spreadH2219 the baited netH7568 In the sightH5869 of anyH3605 28birdH1167H3671;18But they 29lieH693 inH693 waitH693 for their own bloodH1818; They ambushH6845 their own livesH5315.19SuchH3651 are the waysH734 of everyoneH3605 who 30makesH1214 unjustH1215 gainH1215; It takesH3947 away the lifeH5315 of its possessorsH1167.

Wisdom Warns

2031WisdomH2451 shoutsH7442 in the streetH2351, She 32raisesH5414 her voiceH6963 in the publicH7339 squareH7339;21At the headH7218 of the noisyH1993 streets she criesH7121 outH7121; At the entranceH6607 of the gatesH8179 in the cityH5892 she declaresH559 her sayingsH561:22“HowH4970 longH5704H4970, you 33naiveH6612 onesH6612, will you loveH157 simplisticH6612 thinkingH6612? And how long will 34scoffersH3917 delightH2530 themselves in scoffingH3944 And foolsH3684 35hateH8130 knowledgeH1847?23TurnH7725 to my rebukeH8433, BeholdH2009, I will 36pourH5042 outH5042 my spiritH7307 on you; I will makeH3045 my wordsH1697 knownH3045 to you.24BecauseH3282 37I calledH7121 and you 38refusedH3985, I 39stretchedH5186 outH5186 my handH3027 and noH369 oneH369 paidH7181 attentionH7181;25And you 40neglectedH6544 allH3605 my adviceH6098 And did not 41wantH14 my rebukeH8433;26I will alsoH1571 42laughH7832 at your 43disasterH343; I will mockH3932 when your 44dreadH6343 comesH935,27When your dreadH6343 comesH935 like a stormH7584 And your disasterH343 comesH857 like a 45whirlwindH5492, When distressH6869 and anguishH6695 comeH935 upon you.28ThenH227 they will 46callH7121 on me, but I will not answerH6030; They will 47seekH7836 me diligentlyH7836 but will not findH4672 me,29BecauseH8478H3588 they 48hatedH8130 knowledgeH1847 And did not chooseH977 the fearH3374 of the LordH3068.30They 49did not acceptH14 my adviceH6098, They disdainfullyH5006 rejectedH5006 everyH3605 rebukeH8433 from me.31So they shall 50eatH398 of the fruitH6529 of their own wayH1870, And be 51filledH7646 with their own schemesH4156.32For the 52faithlessnessH4878 of the naiveH6612 will killH2026 them, And the complacencyH7962 of foolsH3684 will destroyH6 them.33But 53whoever listensH8085 to me will liveH7931 securelyH983 And will beH7599 atH7599 easeH7599 from the dreadH6343 of evilH7463.”