Proverbs 1
1 [the] proverbs of Solomon [the] son of David [the] king of Israel.
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
2 To learn wisdom and discipline to teach words of understanding.
to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;
3 To receive correction of insight righteousness and justice and uprightness.
to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;
4 To give to naive people prudence to a youth knowledge and discretion.
to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man—
5 Let him listen a prudent [one] and let him increase insight and a discerning [one] wise directions let him get.
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma [the] words of learned ones and parables their.
to understand a proverb and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
7 [the] fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of knowledge wisdom and discipline fools they despise.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Listen to O son my [the] correction of father your and may not you reject [the] instruction of mother your.
My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;
9 For - [will be] a wreath of favor they for head your and necklaces for neck your.
for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
10 O son my if they will entice you sinners may not you be willing.
My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
11 If they will say come! with us let us lie in wait for blood let us lie hidden for an innocent [one] without cause.
If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
12 Let us engulf them like Sheol alive and complete like [those who] go down of [the] pit. (Sheol h7585)
Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit. (Sheol h7585)
13 All wealth prized we will find we will fill houses our plunder.
We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder.
14 Lot your you will cast in midst of us a bag one it will belong to all of us.
You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse”—
15 O son my may not you walk in [the] way with them restrain foot your from pathway their.
my son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,
16 For feet their to evil they run and they may make haste to shed blood.
for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
17 For in vain [is] spread out the net in [the] eyes of every owner of a wing.
For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
18 And they for own blood their they lie in wait they lie hidden for own life their.
but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 [are] thus [the] paths of Every [one who] gains unjustly unjust gain [the] life of owners its it will take.
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom in the street it cries aloud in the open places she gives voice her.
Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 At [the] top of noisy [places] she calls out at [the] entrances of [the] gates in the city sayings her she utters.
She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
22 Until when? - O naive people will you love naivete and mockers mockery do they delight in? themselves and fools will they hate? knowledge.
“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
23 You will turn back to rebuke my here! I will pour out to you spirit my let me declare words my you.
Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.
24 Because I called and you refused I offered hand my and there not [was] an attentive [one].
Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
25 And you ignored all advice my and rebuke my not you yielded to.
but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
26 Also I at calamity your I will laugh I will mock when comes dread your.
I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,
27 When comes (like devastation *QK) dread your and calamity your like a storm-wind it will arrive when comes on you trouble and distress.
when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.
28 Then they will call to me and not I will answer they will earnestly seek me and not they will find me.
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,
29 Because for they hated knowledge and [the] fear of Yahweh not they chose.
because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.
30 Not they yielded to advice my they spurned all rebuke my.
They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
31 So they may eat from [the] fruit of way their and from own schemes their they will be surfeited.
Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.
32 For [the] waywardness of naive people it will ruin them and [the] ease of fools it will destroy them.
For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
33 And [one who] listens to me he will dwell security and he will be at ease from dread of trouble.
But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”
