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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent,
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?