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World English Bible

Proverbs 1 (WEBP)

[1] The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
[2] to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;
[3] to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;
[4] to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man—
[5] 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 parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
[7] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
[8] My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;
[9] for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
[10] My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
[11] If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
[12] Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit.
[13] We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder.
[14] You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse”—
[15] my son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,
[16] for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
[17] For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
[18] but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
[19] So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
[20] Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
[21] She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
[22] “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
[23] Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.
[24] Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
[25] but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
[26] I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,
[27] 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 on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,
[29] because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.
[30] They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
[31] Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.
[32] For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
[33] But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”

Proverbs 1:7 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Proverbs 1:12 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Proverbs 1:23 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Proverbs 1 (KJVS)

[1] The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
[2] To know () wisdom and instruction; To perceive () the words of understanding;
[3] To receive () the instruction of wisdom, () Justice, and judgment, and equity;
[4] To give () subtilty to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion.
[5] A wise man will hear, () and will increase () learning; And a man of understanding () shall attain () unto wise counsels:
[6] To understand () a proverb, and the interpretation; The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
[7] The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: But fools despise () wisdom and instruction.
[8] My son, hear () the instruction of thy father, And forsake () not the law of thy mother:
[9] For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
[10] My son, if sinners entice () thee, Consent () thou not.
[11] If they say, () Come () with us, let us lay wait () for blood, Let us lurk () privily for the innocent without cause:
[12] Let us swallow them up () alive as the grave; And whole, as those that go down () into the pit:
[13] We shall find () all precious substance, We shall fill () our houses with spoil:
[14] Cast () in thy lot among us; Let us all have one purse:
[15] My son, walk () not thou in the way with them; Refrain () thy foot from their path:
[16] For their feet run () to evil, And make haste () to shed () blood.
[17] Surely in vain the net is spread () In the sight of any bird.
[18] And they lay wait () for their own blood; They lurk privily () for their own lives.
[19] So are the ways of every one that is greedy () of gain; Which taketh away () the life of the owners thereof.
[20] Wisdom crieth () without; She uttereth () her voice in the streets:
[21] She crieth () in the chief place of concourse, () in the openings of the gates: In the city she uttereth () her words, saying,
[22] How long, ye simple ones, will ye love () simplicity? And the scorners () delight () in their scorning, And fools hate () knowledge?
[23] Turn () you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out () my spirit unto you, I will make known () my words unto you.
[24] Because I have called, () and ye refused; () I have stretched out () my hand, and no man regarded; ()
[25] But ye have set at nought () all my counsel, And would () none of my reproof:
[26] I also will laugh () at your calamity; I will mock () when your fear cometh; ()
[27] When your fear cometh () as desolation, () And your destruction cometh () as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish cometh () upon you.
[28] Then shall they call () upon me, but I will not answer; () They shall seek me early, () but they shall not find () me:
[29] For that they hated () knowledge, And did not choose () the fear of the Lord:
[30] They would () none of my counsel: They despised () all my reproof.
[31] Therefore shall they eat () of the fruit of their own way, And be filled () with their own devices.
[32] For the turning away of the simple shall slay () them, And the prosperity of fools shall destroy () them.
[33] But whoso hearkeneth () unto me shall dwell () safely, And shall be quiet () from fear of evil.

Proverbs 1:3 Heb. equities
Proverbs 1:4 Or, advisement
Proverbs 1:6 Or, an eloquent speech
Proverbs 1:7 Or, the principal part
Proverbs 1:9 Heb. an adding
Proverbs 1:17 Heb. in the eyes of everything that hath a wing
Proverbs 1:20 Heb. Wisdoms, that is, excellent wisdom
Proverbs 1:32 Or, ease of the simple

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Proverbs 1 (BYZ)

[1] παροιμιαι σαλωμωντος υιου δαυιδ ος εβασιλευσεν εν ισραηλ
[2] γνωναι σοφιαν και παιδειαν νοησαι τε λογους φρονησεως
[3] δεξασθαι τε στροφας λογων νοησαι τε δικαιοσυνην αληθη και κριμα κατευθυνειν
[4] ινα δω ακακοις πανουργιαν παιδι δε νεω αισθησιν τε και εννοιαν
[5] τωνδε γαρ ακουσας σοφος σοφωτερος εσται ο δε νοημων κυβερνησιν κτησεται
[6] νοησει τε παραβολην και σκοτεινον λογον ρησεις τε σοφων και αινιγματα
[7] αρχη σοφιας φοβος θεου συνεσις δε αγαθη πασι τοις ποιουσιν αυτην ευσεβεια δε εις θεον αρχη αισθησεως σοφιαν δε και παιδειαν ασεβεις εξουθενησουσιν
[8] ακουε υιε παιδειαν πατρος σου και μη απωση θεσμους μητρος σου
[9] στεφανον γαρ χαριτων δεξη ση κορυφη και κλοιον χρυσεον περι σω τραχηλω
[10] υιε μη σε πλανησωσιν ανδρες ασεβεις μηδε βουληθης εαν παρακαλεσωσι σε λεγοντες
[11] ελθε μεθ ημων κοινωνησον αιματος κρυψωμεν δε εις γην ανδρα δικαιον αδικως
[12] καταπιωμεν δε αυτον ωσπερ αδης ζωντα και αρωμεν αυτου την μνημην εκ γης
[13] την κτησιν αυτου την πολυτελη καταλαβωμεθα πλησωμεν δε οικους ημετερους σκυλων
[14] τον δε σον κληρον βαλε εν ημιν κοινον δε βαλλαντιον κτησωμεθα παντες και μαρσιππιον εν γενηθητω ημιν
[15] μη πορευθης εν οδω μετ αυτων εκκλινον δε τον ποδα σου εκ των τριβων αυτων
[16] οι γαρ ποδες αυτων εις κακιαν τρεχουσιν και ταχινοι του εκχεαι αιμα
[17] ου γαρ αδικως εκτεινεται δικτυα πτερωτοις
[18] αυτοι γαρ οι φονου μετεχοντες θησαυριζουσιν εαυτοις κακα η δε καταστροφη ανδρων παρανομων κακη
[19] αυται αι οδοι εισιν παντων των συντελουντων τα ανομα τη γαρ ασεβεια την εαυτων ψυχην αφαιρουνται
[20] σοφια εν εξοδοις υμνειται εν δε πλατειαις παρρησιαν αγει
[21] επ ακρων δε τειχεων κηρυσσεται επι δε πυλαις δυναστων παρεδρευει επι δε πυλαις πολεως θαρρουσα λεγει
[22] οσον αν χρονον ακακοι εχωνται της δικαιοσυνης ουκ αισχυνθησονται οι δε αφρονες της υβρεως οντες επιθυμηται ασεβεις γενομενοι εμισησαν αισθησιν
[23] και υπευθυνοι εγενοντο ελεγχοις ιδου προησομαι υμιν εμης πνοης ρησιν διδαξω δε υμας τον εμον λογον
[24] επειδη εκαλουν και ουχ υπηκουσατε και εξετεινον λογους και ου προσειχετε
[25] αλλα ακυρους εποιειτε εμας βουλας τοις δε εμοις ελεγχοις ηπειθησατε
[26] τοιγαρουν καγω τη υμετερα απωλεια επιγελασομαι καταχαρουμαι δε ηνικα αν ερχηται υμιν ολεθρος
[27] και ως αν αφικηται υμιν αφνω θορυβος η δε καταστροφη ομοιως καταιγιδι παρη και οταν ερχηται υμιν θλιψις και πολιορκια η οταν ερχηται υμιν ολεθρος
[28] εσται γαρ οταν επικαλεσησθε με εγω δε ουκ εισακουσομαι υμων ζητησουσιν με κακοι και ουχ ευρησουσιν
[29] εμισησαν γαρ σοφιαν τον δε φοβον του κυριου ου προειλαντο
[30] ουδε ηθελον εμαις προσεχειν βουλαις εμυκτηριζον δε εμους ελεγχους
[31] τοιγαρουν εδονται της εαυτων οδου τους καρπους και της εαυτων ασεβειας πλησθησονται
[32] ανθ ων γαρ ηδικουν νηπιους φονευθησονται και εξετασμος ασεβεις ολει
[33] ο δε εμου ακουων κατασκηνωσει επ ελπιδι και ησυχασει αφοβως απο παντος κακου