Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs4912 of Solomon8010 the son1121 of David,1732 king4428 of Israel:3478 cr 2 To know3045 wisdom2451 and instruction;4148 To discern995 the words561 of understanding;998 cr 3 To receive3947 instruction4148 in wise7919 dealing, In righteousness6664 and justice6664 and equity;4339 cr 4 To give5414 prudence6195 to the simple,6612 To the young man5288 knowledge1847 and discretion:4209 cr 5 That the wise2450 man may hear,8085 and increase3254 in learning;3948 And that the man of understanding995 may attain7069 unto sound counsels:8458 cr 6 To understand995 a proverb,4912 and a{Or, an interpretation} figure,4426 The words1697 of the wise,2450 and their dark{Or, riddles} sayings.2420 cr 7 The fear3374 of Jehovah3068 is the beginning7225{Or, chief part} of knowledge;1847 But the foolish191 despise936 wisdom2451 and instruction.4148 cr 8 My son,1121 hear8085 the instruction4148 of thy father,1 And forsake5203 not the law8451{Or, teaching} of thy mother:517 cr 9 For they shall be a chaplet3880 of grace2580 unto thy head,7218 And chains6060 about thy neck.1621 cr 10 My son,1121 if sinners2400 entice6601 thee, Consent thou not.14 cr 11 If they say,559 Come3212 with us, Let us lay wait693 for blood;1818 Let us lurk6845 privily for the innocent5355 without cause;2600 cr 12 Let us swallow them up1104 alive2416 as Sheol,7585 And{Or, Even the perfect} whole,8549 as those that go down3381 into the pit;953 cr 13 We shall find4672 all precious3368 substance;1952 We shall fill4390 our houses1004 with spoil;7998 cr 14 Thou{Or, Cast in thy lot} shalt cast5307 thy lot1486 among8432 us; We will all have one259 purse:3599 cr 15 My son,1121 walk3212 not thou in the way1870 with them; Refrain4513 thy foot7272 from their path:5410 cr 16 For their feet7272 run7323 to evil,7451 And they make haste4116 to shed8210 blood.1818 cr 17 For in vain2600 is the net7568 spread2219 In the sight5869 of any bird:1167 cr 18 And these lay wait693 for their own blood;1818 They lurk privily6845 for their own lives.5315 cr 19 So are the ways734 of every one that is greedy1214 of gain;1215 It taketh away3947 the life5315 of the owners thereof.1167 cr 20 Wisdom2454 crieth7442 aloud in the street;2351 She uttereth5414 her voice6963 in the broad places;7339 cr 21 She crieth7121 in{Hebrew at the head of the noisy streets.} the chief place7218 of concourse;1993 At the entrance6607 of the gates,8179 In the city,5892 she uttereth559 her words:561 cr 22 How long, ye simple ones,6612 will ye love157 simplicity?6612 And scoffers3887 delight2530 them in scoffing,3944 And fools3684 hate8130 knowledge?1847 cr 23 Turn7725 you at my reproof:8433 Behold, I will pour out5042 my spirit7307 upon you; I will make known3045 my words unto you.1697 cr 24 Because I have called,7121 and ye have refused;3985 I have stretched out5186 my hand,3027 and no man hath regarded;7181 cr 25 But ye have set at nought6544 all my counsel,6098 And would14 none of my reproof:8433 cr 26 I also will laugh7832 in the day of your calamity;343 I will mock3932 when your fear6343 cometh;935 cr 27 When your fear6343 cometh935 as a{Or, desolation} storm,5492 And your calamity343 cometh857 on as a whirlwind;5492 When distress6869 and anguish6695 come upon you.935 cr 28 Then will they call7121 upon me, but I will not answer;6030 They will seek me diligently,7836{Or, early} but they shall not find me:4672 cr 29 For that they hated8130 knowledge,1847 And did not choose977 the fear3374 of Jehovah,3068 cr 30 They would14 none of my counsel,6098 They despised5006 all my reproof.8433 cr 31 Therefore shall they eat398 of the fruit6529 of their own way,1870 And be filled7646 with their own devices.4156 cr 32 For the backsliding4878 of the simple6612 shall slay2026 them, And the careless ease7962 of fools3684 shall destroy them.6 cr 33 But whoso hearkeneth8085 unto me shall dwell7931 securely,983 And shall be quiet7599 without fear6343 of evil.7451 cr