New King James Version | English Standard Version |
1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: | 1The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: |
2To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding, | 2To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, |
3To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, judgment, and equity; | 3to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; |
4To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion— | 4to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— |
5A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel, | 5Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, |
6To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles. | 6to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles. |
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. | 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
8My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother; | 8Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, |
9For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck. | 9for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. |
10My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. | 10My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. |
11If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; | 11If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; |
12Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down to the Pit; | 12like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; |
13We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil; | 13we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; |
14Cast in your lot among us, Let us all have one purse”— | 14throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse”— |
15My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path; | 15my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths, |
16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood. | 16for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. |
17Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird; | 17For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, |
18But they lie in wait for their own blood, They lurk secretly for their own lives. | 18but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. |
19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners. | 19Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors. |
20Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares. | 20Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; |
21She cries out in the chief concourses, At the openings of the gates in the city She speaks her words: | 21at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: |
22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge. | 22“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? |
23Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. | 23If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you. |
24Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded, | 24Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded, |
25Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke, | 25because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, |
26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, | 26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, |
27When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. | 27when terror strikes you 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. | 28Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me. |
29Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD, | 29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD, |
30They would have none of my counsel And despised my every rebuke. | 30would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof, |
31Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies. | 31therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices. |
32For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them; | 32For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them; |
33But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.” | 33but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.” |
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