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1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
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2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
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3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
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4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
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5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
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6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
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7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
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10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
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11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
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12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
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13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
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14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
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15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
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16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
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17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
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18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
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19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
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21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
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22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
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24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
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25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
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26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
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27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
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28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
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29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
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30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
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31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
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32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
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33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
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- 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
- 2 To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding,
- 3 To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice and equity;
- 4 To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion,
- 5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
- 6 To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.
- 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- 8 Hear, my son, your father's instruction And do not forsake your mother's teaching;
- 9 Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.
- 10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
- 11 If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
- 12 Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;
- 13 We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with spoil;
- 14 Throw in your lot with us, We shall all have one purse,”
- 15 My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,
- 16 For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood.
- 17 Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;
- 18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
- 19 So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.
- 20 Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square;
- 21 At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:
- 22 “How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
- 23 “Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.
- 24 “Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
- 25 And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof;
- 26 I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,
- 27 When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
- 28 “Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,
- 29 Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
- 30 “They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.
- 31 “So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.
- 32 “For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
- 33 “But he who listens to me shall live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
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