1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;
1:2 To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding,

1:3 To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;
1:3 To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice and equity;

1:4 To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:
1:4 To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion,

1:5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
1:5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

1:6 To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
1:6 To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.

1:7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; (But) the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
1:8 Hear, my son, your father's instruction, And do not forsake your mother's teaching;

1:9 For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
1:9 Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head, And ornaments about your neck.

1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
1:10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.

1:11 If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
1:11 If they say, "Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;
1:12 Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;

1:13 We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;
1:13 We shall find all [kinds] of precious wealth, We shall fill our houses with spoil;

1:14 Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:
1:14 Throw in your lot with us, We shall all have one purse, "

1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
1:15 My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,

1:16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
1:16 For their feet run to evil, And they hasten to shed blood.

1:17 For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:
1:17 Indeed, it is useless to spread the net In the eyes of any bird;

1:18 And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
1:18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.

1:19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
1:19 So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.

1:20 Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
1:20 Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square;

1:21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:
1:21 At the head of the noisy [streets] she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city, she utters her sayings:

1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
1:22 "How long, O naive ones, will you love simplicity? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

1:23 Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.
1:23 "Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.

1:24 Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
1:24 "Because I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and no one paid attention;

1:25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:
1:25 And you neglected all my counsel, And did not want my reproof;

1:26 I also will laugh in (the day of) your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
1:26 I will even laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,

1:27 When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.
1:27 When your dread comes like a storm, And your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, When distress [and] anguish come on you.

1:28 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
1:28 "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,

1:29 For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:
1:29 Because they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the LORD.

1:30 They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof.
1:30 "They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.

1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.
1:31 "So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, And be satiated with their own devices.

1:32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
1:32 "For the waywardness of the naive shall kill them, And the complacency of fools shall destroy them.

1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
1:33 "But he who listens to me shall live securely, And shall be at ease from the dread of evil."