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The Beginning of Knowledge
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
The Purpose of Proverbs
These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.
These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.
To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
to understand words of insight,
Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline,
to help them understand the insights of the wise.
to help them understand the insights of the wise.
to receive instruction in wise dealing,
in righteousness, justice, and equity;
in righteousness, justice, and equity;
Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives,
to help them do what is right, just, and fair.
to help them do what is right, just, and fair.
to give prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the youth —
knowledge and discretion to the youth —
These proverbs will give insight to the simple,
knowledge and discernment to the young.
knowledge and discernment to the young.
Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
Let those with understanding receive guidance
Let those with understanding receive guidance
to understand a proverb and a saying,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
the words of the wise and their riddles.
by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
the words of the wise and their riddles.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
A Father’s Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
A Father’s Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom
The Enticement of Sinners
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching,
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching,
for they are a graceful garland for your head
and pendants for your neck.
and pendants for your neck.
What you learn from them will crown you with grace
and be a chain of honor around your neck.
and be a chain of honor around your neck.
My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
do not consent.
My child, if sinners entice you,
turn your back on them!
turn your back on them!
If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
let us ambush the innocent without reason;
let us ambush the innocent without reason;
They may say, “Come and join us.
Let’s hide and kill someone!
Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
Let’s hide and kill someone!
Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
like Sheol let us swallow them alive,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
Think of the great things we’ll get!
We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.
We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.
throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse” —
we will all have one purse” —
Come, throw in your lot with us;
we’ll all share the loot.”
we’ll all share the loot.”
my son, do not walk in the way with them;
hold back your foot from their paths,
hold back your foot from their paths,
My child, don’t go along with them!
Stay far away from their paths.
Stay far away from their paths.
for their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
and they make haste to shed blood.
They rush to commit evil deeds.
They hurry to commit murder.
They hurry to commit murder.
For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
in the sight of any bird,
If a bird sees a trap being set,
it knows to stay away.
it knows to stay away.
but these men lie in wait for their own blood;
they set an ambush for their own lives.
they set an ambush for their own lives.
But these people set an ambush for themselves;
they are trying to get themselves killed.
they are trying to get themselves killed.
Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain;
it takes away the life of its possessors.
it takes away the life of its possessors.
Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;
it robs them of life.
Wisdom Shouts in the Streets
it robs them of life.
Wisdom Shouts in the Streets
The Call of Wisdom
Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
Wisdom shouts in the streets.
She cries out in the public square.
She cries out in the public square.
at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
She calls to the crowds along the main street,
to those gathered in front of the city gate:
to those gathered in front of the city gate:
“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?
“How long, you simpletons,
will you insist on being simpleminded?
How long will you mockers relish your mocking?
How long will you fools hate knowledge?
will you insist on being simpleminded?
How long will you mockers relish your mocking?
How long will you fools hate knowledge?
Come and listen to my counsel.
I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise.
I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise.
Because I have called and you refused to listen,
have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
“I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come.
I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
because you have ignored all my counsel
and would have none of my reproof,
and would have none of my reproof,
You ignored my advice
and rejected the correction I offered.
and rejected the correction I offered.
I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when terror strikes you,
I will mock when terror strikes you,
So I will laugh when you are in trouble!
I will mock you when disaster overtakes you —
I will mock you when disaster overtakes you —
when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
and anguish and distress overwhelm you.
when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
and anguish and distress overwhelm you.
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
“When they cry for help, I will not answer.
Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
For they hated knowledge
and chose not to fear the LORD.
and chose not to fear the LORD.
would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,
and despised all my reproof,
They rejected my advice
and paid no attention when I corrected them.
and paid no attention when I corrected them.
therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,
and have their fill of their own devices.
and have their fill of their own devices.
Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way,
choking on their own schemes.
choking on their own schemes.
For the simple are killed by their turning away,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;
and the complacency of fools destroys them;
For simpletons turn away from me — to death.
Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.