Proverbs Chapter 1

1The proverbsH4912 of SolomonH8010 the sonH1121 of DavidH1732, kingH4428 of IsraelH3478: 2To knowH3045 wisdomH2451 and instructionH4148; to discernH995 the wordsH561 of understandingH995; 3To receiveH3947 instructionH4148 in wiseH7919 dealing, in righteousnessH6664 and judgmentH4941 and equityH4339; 4To giveH5414 subtilty to the simple, to the youngH5288 manH5288 knowledgeH1847 and discretionH4209: 5That the wiseH2450 manH2450 may hearH8085, and increaseH3254 in learningH3948; and that the manH2450 of understandingH995 may attain unto soundH8085 counselsH8458: 6To understandH995 a proverbH4912, and a figureH4426; the wordsH1697 of the wiseH2450, and their darkH2420 sayingsH2420. 7The fearH3374 of the LORDH3068 is the beginningH7225 of knowledgeH1847: but the foolishH191 despiseH936 wisdomH2451 and instructionH4148. 8My sonH1121, hearH8085 the instructionH4148 of thy fatherH1, and forsakeH5203 notH408 the lawH8451 of thy motherH517: 9For they shall be a chaplet of graceH2580 unto thy headH7218, and chains about thy neckH1621. 10My sonH1121, ifH518 sinnersH2400 entice thee, consentH14 thou notH408. 11IfH518 they sayH559, Come with usH559, let usH559 layH693 waitH693 for bloodH1818, let usH559 lurkH6845 privily for the innocentH5355 withoutH2600 causeH2600; 12LetH3381 usH3381 swallowH1104 them upH1104 aliveH2416 as SheolH7585, and wholeH8549, as those that goH3381 downH3381 intoH3381 the pitH953; 13WeH3605 shall findH4672 allH3605 preciousH3368 substanceH1952, weH3605 shall fillH4390 our housesH1004 with spoilH7998; 14Thou shalt castH5307 thy lotH1486 among us; weH3605 will allH3605 have one purseH3599: 15My sonH1121, walkH1870 notH408 thou in the wayH1870 with them; refrain thy footH7272 from their pathH1870: 16For their feetH7272 runH7323 to evilH7451, and they makeH4116 hasteH4116 to shedH8210 bloodH1818. 17For in vainH2600 is the netH7568 spreadH2219, in the eyesH5869 of anyH3605 birdH3671: 18And theseH1992 layH693 waitH693 for their ownH6845 bloodH1818, they lurkH6845 privily for their ownH6845 livesH5315. 19SoH3651 are the waysH734 of everyH3605 one that is greedyH1214 of gainH1215; it taketh awayH3947 the lifeH5315 of the ownersH1167 thereof. 20WisdomH2454 crieth aloudH7442 in the streetH2351; she uttereth herH5414 voiceH6963 in the broad places; 21SheH7121 crieth in the chiefH7218 place of concourse; at the entering in of the gatesH8179, in the cityH5892, sheH7121 uttereth herH7121 wordsH561: 22HowH4970 longH5704, ye simple onesH3684, will ye loveH157 simplicity? and scorners delightH2530 them in scorning, and foolsH3684 hateH8130 knowledgeH1847? 23TurnH7725 youH7725 at my reproofH8433: beholdH2009, I will pourH5042 outH3045 my spiritH7307 unto youH7725, I will makeH3045 knownH3045 my wordsH1697 unto youH7725. 24BecauseH3282 I have calledH7121, and ye refusedH3985; I have stretchedH5186 outH5186 my handH3027, and noH369 manH369 regarded; 25But ye have set at nought allH3605 my counselH6098, and would noneH3808 of my reproofH8433: 26I also will laughH7832 in the day of your calamityH343; I will mockH3932 when your fearH6343 cometh; 27When your fearH6343 cometh as a stormH7584, and your calamityH343 cometh on as a whirlwind; when distressH6869 and anguishH6869 comeH935 uponH5921 youH5921. 28Then shall they callH7121 uponH7121 meH7121, but I will notH3808 answerH6030; they shall seekH7836 meH7121 diligentlyH7836, but they shall notH3808 findH4672 meH7121: 29For that they hatedH8130 knowledgeH1847, and didH3808 notH3808 chooseH977 the fearH3374 of the LORDH3068: 30They would noneH3808 of my counselH6098; they despisedH5006 allH3605 my reproofH8433: 31Therefore shall they eatH398 of the fruitH6529 of their own wayH1870, and be filledH7646 with their own devicesH4156. 32For the backsliding of the simple shall slayH2026 them, and the prosperityH7962 of foolsH3684 shall destroyH6 them. 33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwellH7931 securelyH983, and shall be quiet without fearH6343 of evilH7451.