I.
The collection of Solomon
1:1—24:34
A.
The principles for man to live a proper human life
1:1—9:18
Prov. 1
:1
1:1
The 1aproverbs of Solomon the son of David, the king of Israel:
Prov. 1
:2
1:2
For knowing wisdom and instruction;
For discerning words of understanding;
Prov. 1
:3
1:3
For receiving instruction in wise conduct,
Righteousness, justice, and equity;
Prov. 1
:4
1:4
For giving prudence to the simple,
Knowledge and discretion to the young man;
Prov. 1
:5
1:5
That the wise man may hear and increase in learning,
And he who has understanding may acquire sound counsel;
Prov. 1
:6
1:6
For understanding proverb and figure,
The words of the wise and their difficult sayings.
Prov. 1
:7
1:7
The 1afear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Prov. 1
:8
1:8
Hear, my son, the instruction of your
1afather,
And do not reject the teaching of your mother;
Prov. 1
:9
1:9
For they will be a wreath of grace for your head
And ornaments for your neck.
Prov. 1
:10
1:10
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
Prov. 1
:11
1:11
If they say, Come with us; let us lie in wait for blood;
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
Prov. 1
:12
1:12
Let us swallow them alive like
1Sheol,
And whole, like those who go down into the pit.
Prov. 1
:13
1:13
We will find all
manner of precious goods;
We will fill our houses with booty;
Prov. 1
:14
1:14
Throw in your lot with us;
We will all have one purse —
Prov. 1
:15
1:15
My son, do not walk with them on
this way;
Keep your foot from their path.
Prov. 1
:16
1:16
For their
afeet run toward evil,
And they hasten to shed blood.
Prov. 1
:17
1:17
For in vain is the net spread
In the eyes of any bird;
Prov. 1
:18
1:18
Yet they lie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own lives!
Prov. 1
:19
1:19
Such are the ways of everyone greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.
Prov. 1
:20
1:20
1Wisdom acries out in the street;
2She utters her voice in the open squares.
Prov. 1
:21
1:21
At the head of the tumultuous
street she cries;
At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:
Prov. 1
:22
1:22
How long, O simple ones, will you love simpleness,
And will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing,
And will fools hate knowledge?
Prov. 1
:23
1:23
Turn yourselves at my reproof —
Immediately I will
apour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
Prov. 1
:24
1:24
Because I
acalled and you refused;
I stretched out my hand and no one heeded,
Prov. 1
:25
1:25
And you neglected all my counsel
And would have none of my reproof;
Prov. 1
:26
1:26
I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when what you dread comes,
Prov. 1
:27
1:27
When what you dread comes like a storm,
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
Prov. 1
:28
1:28
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
Prov. 1
:29
1:29
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,
Prov. 1
:30
1:30
And would have none of my counsel
And despised all my reproof;
Prov. 1
:31
1:31
They shall eat of the fruit of their own way
And be filled with their own devices.
Prov. 1
:32
1:32
For the turning away of the simple will kill them,
And the prosperity of the foolish will cause them to perish;
Prov. 1
:33
1:33
But he who listens to me will dwell securely
And will live at ease, without the dread of evil.
