Proverbs 1:1-19 in English

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 and justice and equity;

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

⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

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

⁷ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish 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 a chaplet 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 Sheol, 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 Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will 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 they make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷ For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

¹⁸ And these 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; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

¹ The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;

² to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

³ to receive also hard sayings, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgment;

⁴ that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.

⁵ For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and the man of understanding will gain direction;

⁶ and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the sayings of the wise also, and riddles.

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and there is good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.

⁹ For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.

¹⁰ My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou to them.

¹¹ If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

¹² and let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, and remove the memorial of him from the earth:

¹³ let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:

¹⁴ but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:

¹⁵ go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:

¹⁷ for nets are not without cause spread for birds.

¹⁸ For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

¹⁹ These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

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.

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.

¹ The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;

² to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

³ to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgment;

⁴ that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.

⁵ For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;

⁶ and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and there is good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nothing wisdom and instruction.

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of your father, and reject not the rules of your mother.

⁹ For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.

¹⁰ My son, let not ungodly men lead you astray, neither consent you to them.

¹¹ If they should exhort you, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

¹² and let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, and remove the memorial of him from the earth:

¹³ let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:

¹⁴ but do you cast in your lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:

¹⁵ go not in the way with them, but turn aside your foot from their paths:

¹⁶ For their feet run to do evil, and are swift to shed blood.

¹⁷ for nets are not without cause spread for birds.

¹⁸ For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

¹⁹ These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

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 and judgment and equity;

⁴ To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion:

⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; and that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

⁶ To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but the foolish 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 a chaplet 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 Sheol, 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 Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; we will 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 they make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷ For in vain is the net spread, in the eyes of any bird:

¹⁸ And these 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; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

¹ These are the ◄proverbs/wise sayings► that come from Solomon, the King of Israel, who was the son of King David.

² ◄These proverbs PRS can teach people/By studying these proverbs, people can learn► how to be wise and how to obey what these proverbs teach them. They will also help people to understand which teachings are wise.

³ These proverbs PRS will teach you how to discipline/control yourselves, how to conduct your lives, and how to do what is right and just DOU.

⁴ They will show people who do not yet know much how to do things that are smart. They will show young people how to become wise and how to make good plans/decisions.

⁵ Those who are wise should also pay attention to these proverbs, in order to become more wise, and those who understand these teachings will receive good advice/guidance.

⁶ Then they will be able to understand the meaning of proverbs and parables/metaphors, these wise sayings and ◄riddles/sayings that are difficult to understand►.

⁷ If you want to be wise, you must begin by revering Yahweh. Only foolish people despise wisdom and good advice/discipline.

⁸ My son, pay attention to what I, your father, am teaching you. And do not reject what your mother teaches you.

⁹ What we teach you will make you respected like having a lovely turban around your head and like a beautiful necklace to put around your neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners tempt/entice you to do what is wrong, say “No” to them.

¹¹ They may say, “Come with us! Join us! We will hide and then kill MTY someone who passes by. We will ambush some helpless/innocent people.

¹² We will kill them HYP and get rid of them completely, just like people who are buried in graves are gone forever. While they are in good health, we will send them to the place where dead people are.

¹³ And we will seize all the things that they own. We will fill our houses with these things!

¹⁴ So, come with us! Join our group! We will share with you the things that we steal.”

¹⁵ My son, do not accompany them! Do not walk on the roads with them!

¹⁶ They rush to do evil deeds! They hurry to murder MTY people.

¹⁷ It is useless to put out a ◄trap/net to catch a bird► because when a bird sees it, it stays away from it.

¹⁸ But those wicked people are not like the birds, because they do not realize that when they prepare to ambush someone to kill him, they will be killed themselves!

¹⁹ That is what happens to people who eagerly try to get things by violently attacking others. They will only destroy themselves!

¹ The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;

² to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

³ to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgement;

⁴ that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.

⁵ For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;

⁶ and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and there is good understanding to all that practise it: and piety towards God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nothing wisdom and instruction.

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of your father, and reject not the rules of your mother.

⁹ For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.

¹⁰ My son, let not ungodly men lead you astray, neither consent you to them.

¹¹ If they should exhort you, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

¹² and let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, and remove the memorial of him from the earth:

¹³ let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:

¹⁴ but do you cast in your lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:

¹⁵ go not in the way with them, but turn aside your foot from their paths:

¹⁶ For their feet run to do evil, and are swift to shed blood.

¹⁷ for nets are not without cause spread for birds.

¹⁸ For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

¹⁹ These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

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.

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.

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 the LORD 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 amongst 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.

¹ The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

² To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

³ To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

⁴ To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

⁵ (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

⁶ To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

⁸ My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

⁹ For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.

¹¹ If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;

¹² Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death;

¹³ Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth;

¹⁴ Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag:

¹⁵ My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

¹⁶ For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

¹⁷ Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:

¹⁸ And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.

¹⁹ Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

¹ Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive the instruction of wisdom, righteousness and judgment, and equity;

⁴ to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

⁵ He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:

⁶ to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.

⁷ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

⁹ for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.

¹¹ If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

¹² let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, 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; we will all have one purse:

¹⁵ — my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path;

¹⁶ for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷ For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.

¹⁸ And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

¹ The parables of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

² To know wisdom, and instruction:

³ To understand the words of prudence: and to receive the instruction of doctrine, justice, and judgment, and equity:

⁴ To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding.

⁵ A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.

⁶ He shall understand a parable, and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁸ My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

⁹ That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.

¹¹ If they shall say: Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide snares for the innocent without cause:

¹² Let us swallow him up alive like hell, and whole as one that goeth down into the pit.

¹³ We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoils.

¹⁴ Cast in thy lot with us, let us all have one purse.

¹⁵ My son, walk not thou with them, restrain thy foot from their paths.

¹⁶ For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷ But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings.

¹⁸ And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls.

¹⁹ So the wage of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.

¹ The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel.

² They are for achieving wisdom and instruction, and to recognize sayings that bring insight.

³ They provide education in what makes sense, living right, judging correctly, and acting fairly.

⁴ They give discernment to the immature, knowledge and discretion to the young.

⁵ Wise people will listen and gain in learning, and those who have good judgment will gain skills in guidance,

⁶ understanding the proverbs and puzzles, the sayings and questions of the wise.

⁷ Honoring the Lord is where true knowledge begins, but fools treat wisdom and good advice with contempt.

⁸ My son, pay attention to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching.

⁹ They are a wreath of grace to decorate your head; they are pendants for your neck.

¹⁰ My son, if evil people try to tempt you, don't give into them.

¹¹ They may tell you, “Come with us. Let's go and hide, ready to kill someone. Let's ambush someone for fun!

¹² Let's bury them alive; let's put them in the grave while they're still healthy!

¹³ We'll take from them all kinds of valuable things and fill our homes with the stuff we steal!

¹⁴ Come and join us and we'll all share what we get!”

¹⁵ My son, don't follow their ways. Don't go in that direction with them.

¹⁶ For they rush to do evil; they hurry to commit violence and murder.

¹⁷ There's no point in trying to lure birds into a net when they can see it.

¹⁸ However, these evil people hide ready to kill others, but they themselves are the victims. They're only ambushing themselves!

¹⁹ This is what happens to you if you try to become rich through crime—it kills you!

¹ The Parables of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel,

² To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

³ To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,

⁴ To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.

⁵ A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

⁶ To vnderstand a parable, and the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

⁷ The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

⁸ My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

⁹ For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.

¹⁰ My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.

¹¹ If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:

¹² We wil swallow them vp aliue like a graue euen whole, as those that goe downe into the pit:

¹³ We shall finde all precious riches, and fill our houses with spoyle:

¹⁴ Cast in thy lot among vs: we will all haue one purse:

¹⁵ My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.

¹⁶ For their feete runne to euill, and make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷ Certainely as without cause the net is spred before the eyes of all that hath wing:

¹⁸ So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.

¹⁹ Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.

¹ THE PROVERBS of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

² To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the words of understanding;

³ To receive the discipline of wisdom, justice, and right, and equity;

⁴ To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion;

⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;

⁶ To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

⁹ For they shall be a chaplet 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 lie in wait for blood, let us lurk 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, restrain thy foot from their path;

¹⁶ For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷ For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;

¹⁸ And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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.

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

² To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the sayings of understanding;

³ To accept the instruction of intelligence, righteousness, and justice, and equity;

⁴ To give to the simple prudence, to the youth knowledge and discretion.

⁵ The wise will hear, and will increase his information; and the man of understanding will obtain wise counsels:

⁶ To understand a proverb, and a sage sentence; the words of the wise, and their riddles.

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: wisdom and instruction fools alone despise.

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and cast not off the teaching of thy mother;

⁹ For a wreath of grace are they unto thy head, and chains for thy throat.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners wish to entice thee, consent thou not.

¹¹ If they should say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us watch in concealment for the uselessly innocent;

¹² We will swallow them up like the grave alive; and the men of integrity, as those that go down into the pit;

¹³ We shall find all kinds of precious wealth, we will fill our houses with booty;

¹⁴ Thy lot must thou cast in our midst; one purse shall be for us all:

¹⁵ My son, walk not thou on the way with them; withhold thy foot from their path;

¹⁶ For their feet run after evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷ For uselessly is the net spread out before the eyes of every winged bird:

¹⁸ While they lie in wait for their own blood; they watch in concealment for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the paths of every one that is greedy after unlawful gain; it taketh away the life of those that own it.

¹ The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, Who reigned in Israel;

² To know wisdom and instruction, And to perceive words of understanding;

³ To receive also hard sayings, And to understand true justice, And how to direct judgment;

⁴ That he might give subtlety to the simple, And to the young man discernment and understanding.

⁵ For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, And the man of understanding will gain direction;

⁶ And will understand a parable, and a dark speech; The sayings of the wise also, and riddles.

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; And there is good understanding to all that practice it: And piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; But the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And reject not the rules of thy mother.

⁹ For thou shalt receive for thy head a crown of graces, And a chain of gold round thy neck.

¹⁰ My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, Neither consent thou to them.

¹¹ If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, And let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

¹² And let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, And remove the memorial of him from the earth:

¹³ Let us seize on his valuable property, And let us fill our houses with spoils:

¹⁴ But do thou cast in thy lot with us, And let us all provide a common purse, And let us have one pouch:

¹⁵ Go not in the way with them, But turn aside thy foot from their paths:

¹⁷ For nets are not without cause spread for birds.

¹⁸ For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; And the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

¹⁹ These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; For by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

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

² That one may learn wisdom and instruction, And receive words of understanding;

³ That one may gain the instruction of prudence, Justice, equity, and uprightness;

⁴ Which will give caution to the simple, To the young man wisdom and discretion;

⁵ Let the wise man hear, and he will increase his knowledge, And the man of understanding will gain wise counsels;

⁶ So as to understand a proverb and a deep maxim, The words of the wise and their dark sayings.

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁸ Hear, O my son! the instruction of thy father, And neglect not the teaching of thy mother!

⁹ For they shall be a graceful wreath for thy head, And a chain around thy neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not!

¹¹ If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us lurk secretly for him who is innocent in vain;

¹² Let us swallow them up alive, like the underworld, Yea, in full health, as those that go down into the pit;

¹³ We shall find all kinds of precious substance, We shall fill our houses with spoil;

¹⁴ Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse;”—

¹⁵ My son, walk thou not in their way, Refrain thy foot from their path!

¹⁶ For their feet run to evil, And make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷ For as the net is spread in vain Before the eyes of any bird,

¹⁸ So they lie in wait for their own blood; They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ Such are the ways of every one greedy of unjust gain; It taketh away the life of the possessor thereof.

¹ The proverbs of Solomon Peaceable, Recompense, the son of David Beloved, king of Israel God prevails:

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³ to receive instruction in wisdom, in righteousness, mishpat ·justice·, and equity;

⁴ to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

⁵ that the wise man may sh'ma ·hear obey·, 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 Adonai is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

⁸ My son, sh'ma ·hear obey· your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:

⁹ for they will be a garland to chen ·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 lay in wait for blood; let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

¹² let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol ·Place of the dead·, and whole, like those who go down into the pit (of Abbadon, the unrighteous side of Sheol).

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 in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

¹⁸ but these lay 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.

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

² These proverbs are to teach wisdom and instruction, to teach words of insight,

³ that you may receive instruction in order to live by doing what is right, just, and fair.

⁴ These proverbs are also to give wisdom to the naive, and to give knowledge and discretion to young people.

⁵ Let wise people listen and increase their learning, and let discerning people get guidance,

⁶ to understand proverbs, sayings, and words of wise people and their riddles.

⁷ The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge— fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁸ My son, hear the instruction of your father and do not lay aside the rules of your mother;

⁹ they will be a graceful wreath for your head and pendants hanging from your neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners try to entice you into their sin, refuse to follow them.

¹¹ If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide and attack innocent people for no reason.

¹² Let us swallow them up alive, like Sheol takes away those who are healthy, and make them like those who fall into the pit.

¹³ We shall find all kinds of valuable things; we will fill our houses with what we steal from others.

¹⁴ Throw in your lot with us; we will all have one purse together.”

¹⁵ My son, do not walk down that road with them; do not let your foot touch where they walk;

¹⁶ their feet run to evil and they hurry to shed blood.

¹⁷ For it is useless to spread the net in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸ These men lie in wait for their own blood— they set an ambush for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who gains riches by injustice; unjust gain takes away the lives of those who hold on to it.

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.

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 the LORD 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 amongst 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.

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 to 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 shalt be an ornament of grace to 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; who taketh away the life of its owners.

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 the LORD 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.

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 the LORD 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 amongst 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.

¹ The parables of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel;

² to know wisdom and knowing; to understand the words of prudence;

³ and to take the learning of teach-ing; to take rightfulness or rightwise-ness, and doom, and equity;

⁴ that fellness, or wariness, be given to little children, and knowing and understanding to a young waxing man.

⁵ A wise man hearing shall be the wiser; and a man understanding shall hold governance.

⁶ He shall perceive a parable, and the expounding; the words of wise men, and the dark figurative speeches of them.

⁷ The dread of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; fools despise wisdom and teaching.

⁸ My son, hear thou the teaching of thy father, and forsake thou not the law of thy mother;

⁹ that grace be added, either increased, to thine head, and a bie to thy neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners flatter thee, assent thou not to them.

¹¹ If they say, Come thou with us, set we ambush to shed blood, hide we snares of deceits against an innocent without cause;

¹² swallow we him, as hell swallow-eth a man living; and all-whole, as going down into a pit;

¹³ we shall find all precious chattel or substance, we shall fill our houses with spoils;

¹⁴ put thou lot with us, one purse be there of us all;

¹⁵ my son, go thou not with them; forbid thy foot from the paths of them.

¹⁶ For the feet of them run to evil; and they hasten to shed out blood.

¹⁷ But a net is laid in vain before the eyes of birds, that have wings.

¹⁸ Also they set ambush against their own blood; and make ready frauds, or guiles, against their own souls.

¹⁹ So the paths of each avaricious man ravish, or take away, the souls of them that wield.

¹ The parables of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel; (The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel;)

² to know wisdom and knowing (or to know wisdom and knowledge); to understand the words of prudence;

³ and to take the learning of teaching; to take rightfulness, and doom, and equity; (and to receive learning from teaching, or from instruction; to gain righteousness, and judgement, or justice, and fairness;)

⁴ that fellness, or wariness, be given to little children, and knowing and understanding to a young waxing man. (so that cleverness, and caution, be given to people of little wit, or of low intelligence, and knowledge and understanding to a young growing man.)

⁵ A wise man hearing shall be the wiser; and a man (of) understanding shall hold governance. (A wise person listening shall become wiser; and a person understanding shall gain skills, or abilities.)

⁶ He shall perceive a parable, and the expounding; the words of wise men, and the dark figurative speeches of them. (He shall understand a proverb, and its expounding, or its explanation; yea, the words of the wise, and their riddles.)

⁷ The dread of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; fools despise wisdom and teaching. (The fear of the Lord or Reverence for the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; but fools despise wisdom and teaching.)

⁸ My son, hear thou the teaching of thy father, and forsake thou not the law of thy mother; (My son, listen thou to thy father’s teaching; and do not thou abandon thy mother’s principles;)

⁹ (so) that grace be added, either increased, to thine head, and a band to thy neck. (so that favour be added unto thee, and a band of honour be put about thy neck.)

¹⁰ My son, if sinners flatter thee, assent thou not to them.

¹¹ If they say, Come thou with us, set we ambush to shed (out) blood, hide we snares of deceits against an innocent (person) without cause;

¹² swallow we him, as hell swalloweth a man living; and all-whole, as (those) going down into a pit; (we shall swallow him up, like Sheol swalloweth up the living; yea, all-whole, like those going down into the pit;)

¹³ we shall find all precious chattel, (or possessions), we shall fill our houses with spoils;

¹⁴ put thou lot with us, one purse be there of us all; (put thou thy lot with us, and let there be one purse for us all;)

¹⁵ my son, go thou not with them; forbid thy foot from the paths of them (or do not let thy foot go onto their paths).

¹⁶ For the feet of them run to evil; and they hasten to shed out blood.

¹⁷ But a net is laid in vain before the eyes of birds, that have wings.

¹⁸ Also they set ambush against their own blood; and make ready frauds, or guiles, against their (own) souls.

¹⁹ So the paths of each avaricious man ravish, or take away, the souls of them that wield (them).

¹ Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

² For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

³ For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

⁴ For giving to simple ones — prudence, To a youth — knowledge and discretion.

⁵ (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

⁶ For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

⁷ Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

⁹ For a graceful wreath are they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

¹¹ If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

¹² We swallow them as Sheol — alive, And whole — as those going down to the pit,

¹³ Every precious substance we find, We fill our houses with spoil,

¹⁴ Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is — to all of us.'

¹⁵ My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

¹⁶ For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

¹⁷ Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.

¹⁸ And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.