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The Usefulness of Proverbs

1 The aproverbs° of Solomon° bthe son° of David°, king° of Israel°:
  2 To know° awisdom° and instruction°,
  To discern° the sayings° of bunderstanding°,
  3 To areceive° instruction° in wise° behavior°,
  bRighteousness°, justice° and equity°;
  4 To give° aprudence° to the Inaive°,
  To the youth° bknowledge° and discretion°,
  5 A wise° man° will hear° and aincrease° in learning°,
  And a bman of understanding° will acquire° wise° counsel°,
  6 To understand° a proverb° and a figure°,
  The words° of the wise° and their ariddles°.

[1] a 1K 4:32; Pv 10:1; 25:1; Ec 12:9 b Ec 1:1
[2] a Pv 15:33 b Pv 4:1
[3] a Pv 2:1; 19:20 b Pv 2:9
[4] ILit simple ones a Pv 8:5, 12 b Pv 2:10, 11; 3:21
[5] a Pv 9:9 b Pv 14:6; Ec 9:11
[6] a Nu 12:8; Ps 49:4; 78:2; Dn 8:23

7 ¶ aThe fear° of the LORD° is the beginning° of knowledge°;
Fools° despise° wisdom° and instruction°.

[7] a Jb 28:28; Ps 111:10; Pv 9:10; 15:33; Ec 12:13

The Enticement of Sinners

  8 ¶ aHear°, my son°, your father’s° instruction°
  And bdo not forsake° your mother’s° teaching°;
  9 Indeed°, they are a agraceful° wreath° to your head°
  And I bornaments° about your neck°.
  10 My son°, if° sinners° aentice° you,
  bDo not consent°.
  11 If° they say°, “Come° with us,
  Let us alie° in wait° for blood°,
  Let us bambush° the innocent° without° cause°;
  12 Let us aswallow° them alive° like Sheol°,
  Even whole°, as those who bgo° down° to the pit°;
  13 We will find° all° [kinds] of precious° wealth°,
  We will fill° our houses° with spoil°;
  14 Throw° in your lot° Iwith us,
  We shall all° have° one° purse°,”
  15 My son°, ado not walk° in the way° with them.
  bKeep° your feet° from their path°,
  16 For atheir feet° run° to evil°
  And they hasten° to shed° blood°.
  17 Indeed°, it is Iuseless° to spread° the [baited] net°
  In the sight° of any° IIbird°°;
  18 But they alie° in wait° for their own blood°;
  They ambush° their own lives°.
  19 So° are the ways° of everyone° who agains° by violence°;
  It takes° away the life° of its possessors°.

[8] a Pv 4:1 b Pv 6:20
[9] ILit necklaces a Pv 4:9 b Gn 41:42; Dn 5:29
[10] a Pv 16:29 b Gn 39:7-10; Dt 13:8; Ps 50:18; Ep 5:11
[11] a Pv 12:6; Jr 5:26 b Ps 10:8; Pv 1:18
[12] a Ps 124:3 b Ps 28:1
[14] ILit in the midst of us
[15] a Ps 1:1; Pv 4:14 b Ps 119:101
[16] a Pv 6:17, 18; Is 59:7
[17] ILit in vain IILit possessor of wing
[18] a Pv 11:19
[19] a Pv 15:27

Wisdom Warns

  20 ¶ aWisdom° shouts° in the street°,
  She Ilifts° her voice° in the square°;
  21 At the head° of the noisy° [streets] she cries° out;
  At the entrance° of the gates° in the city° she utters° her sayings°:
  22 “How° long°°, O I anaive° ones°, will you love° IIbeing simple-minded°?
  And bscoffers° delight° themselves in scoffing°
  And fools° chate° knowledge°?
  23 “Turn° to my reproof°,
  Behold°, I will apour° out my spirit° on you;
  I will make° my words° known° to you.
  24 “Because° aI called° and you brefused°,
  I cstretched° out my hand° and no° one° paid° attention°;
  25 And you aneglected° all° my counsel°
  And did not bwant° my reproof°;
  26 I will also° alaugh° at your bcalamity°;
  I will mock° when your cdread° comes°,
  27 When your dread° comes° like a storm°
  And your calamity° comes° like a awhirlwind°,
  When distress° and anguish° come° upon you.
  28 “Then° they will acall° on me, but I will not answer°;
  They will bseek° me diligently° but they will not find° me,
  29 Because°° they ahated° knowledge°
  And did not choose° the fear° of the LORD°.
  30 “They awould° not accept° my counsel°,
  They spurned° all° my reproof°.
  31 “So they shall aeat° of the fruit° of their own way°
  And be bsatiated° with their own devices°.
  32 “For the awaywardness° of the Inaive° will kill° them,
  And the complacency° of fools° will destroy° them.
  33 “But ahe who listens° to me shall Ilive° securely°
  And will be at ease° from the dread° of evil°.”

[20] ILit gives a Pv 8:1-3; 9:3
[22] ILit simple ones IIOr naivete a Pv 1:4, 32; 8:5; 9:4; 22:3 b Ps 1:1 c Pv 1:29; 5:12
[23] a Is 32:15; Jol 2:28; Jn 7:39
[24] a Is 65:12; 66:4; Jr 7:13 b Zc 7:11 c Is 65:2; Ro 10:21
[25] a Ps 107:11; Lk 7:30 b Pv 15:10
[26] a Ps 2:4 b Pv 6:15 c Pv 10:24
[27] a Pv 10:25
[28] a 1S 8:18; Jb 27:9; 35:12; Ps 18:41; Is 1:15; Jr 11:11; 14:12; Ezk 8:18; Mi 3:4; Zc 7:13; Jm 4:3 b Pv 8:17
[29] a Jb 21:14; Pv 1:22
[30] a Ps 81:11; Pv 1:25
[31] a Jb 4:8; Pv 5:22, 23; 22:8; Is 3:11; Jr 6:19 b Pv 14:14
[32] ILit simple ones a Jr 2:19
[33] ILit dwell a Ps 25:12, 13; Pv 3:24-26

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The use of the proverbs.

1 ¶ The proverbsº of Solomonº the sonº of David,º kingº of Israel;º 2 To knowº ª wisdomº and instruction;º to perceiveº ª the wordsº of understanding;º 3 To receiveº ª the instructionº of wisdom,º ª justice,º and judgment,º and equity;º 4 To giveº ª subtiltyº to the simple,º to the young manº knowledgeº and discretion.º 5 A wiseº [man] will hear,º ª and will increaseº ª learning;º and a man of understandingº ª shall attainº ª unto wise counsels:º 6 To understandº ª a proverb,º and the interpretation;º the wordsº of the wise,º and their dark sayings.º

[1] 2S 12:24; 1K 2:12; 4:31; 1Ch 22:9; 28:5; 29:28; Pv 10:1; 25:1; Ec 12:9; Jn 16:25.
[2] Dt 4:5; 1K 3:9; Pv 4:5; 7:4; 8:5; 16:16; 17:16; 2Ti 3:15.
[3] 1K 3:28; Jb 22:22; Pv 2:1; 8:10.
[4] Ps 19:7; 34:11; 119:9, 130; Pv 1:22; 7:7; 8:5, 17, 32; 9:4; Ec 11:9; 12:1; Is 35:8; 2Ti 2:22; Tit 2:6.
[5] 1S 25:32; 2Ch 25:16; Jb 34:10, 16, 34; Ps 119:98; Pv 9:9; 12:1; 1Co 10:15.
[6] Ps 49:4; 78:2; Ec 12:11; Mt 13:10, 34, 51; Mk 4:11, 34; Ac 8:30; He 5:14; 2P 3:16.

An exhortation to fear God, and believe his Word.

7 ¶ The fearº of the LORDº [is] the beginningº of knowledge:º [but] foolsº despiseº ª wisdomº and instruction.º 8 My son,º hearº ª the instructionº of thy father,º and forsakeº ª not² the lawº of thy mother:º 9 For² they² [shall be] an ornamentº of graceº unto thy head,º and chainsº about thy neck.º

[7] Jb 28:28; Ps 111:10; 112:1; Pv 1:22, 29; 5:12; 9:10; 15:5; 18:2; Ec 12:13; Jn 3:18; Ro 1:28.
[8] Lv 19:3; Dt 21:18; 1S 2:25; Pv 1:10, 15; 2:1; 3:1; 4:1; 5:1; 6:20; 7:1; 30:17; 31:1; Mt 9:2, 22; 2Ti 1:5.
[9] Gn 41:42; Pv 3:22; 4:9; 6:20; So 1:10; 4:9; Is 3:19; Ezk 16:11; Dn 5:7, 16, 29; 1Ti 2:9; 1P 3:3.

To avoid the enticings of sinners.

10 ¶ My son,º if² sinnersº enticeº ª thee, consentº ª thou not.² 11 If² they say,º ª Come¹ ª ² with² us, let us lay waitº ª for blood,º let us lurk¹ ª privily² for the innocentº without cause:º 12 Let us swallow them upº ª aliveº as the grave;º and whole,º as those that go downº ª into the pit:º 13 We shall findº ª all² preciousº substance,º we shall fillº ª our housesº with spoil:º 14 Cast¹ ª in² thy lotº amongº us; let us all² have² oneº purse:º 15 My son,º walk¹ ª ² not² thou in the wayº with² them; refrainº ª thy footº from their path:º ² 16 For² their feetº runº ª to evil,º and make hasteº ª to shedº ª blood.º 17 Surely² in vainº the netº is spreadº ª in the sightº of any² bird.º º 18 And they² lay waitº ª for their [own] blood;º they lurk privilyº ª for their [own] lives.º 19 So² [are] the waysº of every one² that is greedyº ª of gain;º [which] taketh awayº ª ² the lifeº of the ownersº thereof.

[10] Gn 39:7; Jg 16:16; Ps 1:1; 50:18; Pv 7:21; 13:20; 20:19; Ro 16:18; Ep 5:11.
[11] Ps 10:8; 17:12; 35:7; 56:6; 64:5; Pv 1:16, 18; 12:6; 30:14; Jr 5:26; 11:19; 18:18; Mi 7:2; Mt 26:3; Jn 15:25; Ac 23:15; 25:3.
[12] Nu 16:30; 26:10; Ps 5:9; 28:1; 35:25; 56:1; 57:3; 124:3; 143:7; Jr 51:34; Lm 2:5, 16; Mi 3:2; Ro 3:13.
[13] Jb 24:2; Pv 1:19; Is 10:13; Jr 22:16; Na 2:12; Hg 2:9; Lk 12:15; 1Ti 6:9; Rv 18:9.
[15] Ps 1:1; 26:4; 119:101; Pv 4:14, 27; 5:8; 9:6; 13:20; Jr 14:10; 2Co 6:17.
[16] Pv 4:16; 6:18; Is 59:7; Ro 3:5.
[17] Jb 35:11; Pv 7:23; Is 1:3; Jr 8:7.
[18] Es 7:10; Ps 7:14; 9:16; 55:23; Pv 5:22; 9:17; 28:17; Mt 27:4.
[19] 2S 18:11; 2K 5:20; Jb 31:39; Pv 15:27; 23:3; Ec 5:13; Jr 22:17; Mi 2:1; 3:10; Hab 2:9; Ac 8:19; 1Ti 3:3; 6:9; Jm 5:1; 2P 2:3, 14.

Wisdom complaineth of her contempt.

20 ¶ Wisdomº criethº ª without;º she utterethº ª her voiceº in the streets:º 21 She criethº ª in the chief² place¹ of concourse,º ª in the openingsº of the gates:º in the cityº she utterethº ª her words,º [saying], 22 How long,² ² ye simple ones,º will ye loveº ª simplicity?º and the scornersº ª delightº ª in their scorning,º and foolsº hateº ª knowledge?º 23 Turnº ª you at my reproof:º behold,² I will pour outº ª my spiritº unto you, I will make knownº ª my wordsº unto you.

[20] Pv 8:1; 9:3; Mt 13:54; Lk 11:49; Jn 7:37; 1Co 1:24, 30; Col 2:3.
[21] Pv 9:3; Mt 10:27; 13:2; Jn 18:20; Ac 5:20.
[22] Ex 10:3; 16:28; Nu 14:27; Jb 34:7; Ps 1:1; 94:8; Pv 1:7, 29; 3:34; 5:12; 6:9; 7:7; 9:4, 16; 14:6; 15:12; 19:29; 21:11; Mt 9:13; 11:29; 17:17; 23:37; Lk 19:42; Jn 3:20; 2P 3:3; Rv 22:17.
[23] Ps 145:1; Pv 1:25, 30; 6:23; 10:17; 12:1; 29:1; Is 32:15; 45:8; 55:1, 6; Jr 3:14; Ezk 18:27; 33:11; Ho 14:1; Jol 2:28; Zc 12:10; Lk 11:13; Jn 7:36; Ac 2:36; 3:19; 26:20; Rv 3:16, 19.

She threateneth her contemners.

24 ¶ Because² I have called,º ª and ye refused;º ª I have stretched outº ª my hand,º and no man² regarded;º ª 25 But ye have set at noughtº ª all² my counsel,º and wouldº ª none² of my reproof:º 26 I² also² will laughº ª at your calamity;º I will mockº ª when your fearº cometh;º ª 27 When your fearº comethº ª as desolation,º ª ¹ and your destructionº comethº ª as a whirlwind;º when distressº and anguishº comethº ª upon² you. 28 Then² shall they call¹ ª upon² me, but I will not² answer;º ª they shall seek me early,º ª but they shall not² findº ª me: 29 For that² ² they hatedº ª knowledge,º and did not² chooseº ª the fearº of the LORD:º 30 They wouldº ª none² of my counsel:º they despisedº ª all² my reproof.º 31 Therefore shall they eatº ª of the fruitº ² of their own way,º and be filledº ª with their own devices.º ² 32 For² the turning awayº of the simpleº shall slayº ª them, and the prosperityº of foolsº shall destroyº ª them. 33 But whoso hearkenethº ª unto me shall dwellº ª safely,º and shall be quietº ª from fearº ² of evil.º

[24] Ps 31:20; Is 50:2; 65:12; 66:4; Jr 7:13; Ezk 8:18; Zc 7:11; Mt 22:5; 23:37; Ac 4:30; Ro 10:21; He 12:25.
[25] 2Ch 36:16; Ps 81:11; 107:11; Pv 1:30; 5:12; 12:1; Lk 7:30.
[26] Jg 10:14; Ps 2:4; 37:13; Lk 14:24.
[27] Ps 58:9; 69:22; Pv 3:25; 10:24; Is 17:13; Na 1:3; Lk 21:23, 26, 34; Ro 2:9; 1Th 5:3; Rv 6:15.
[28] Gn 6:3; Jb 27:9; 35:12; Ps 18:41; 78:34; Is 1:15; Jr 11:11; 14:12; Ezk 8:18; Ho 5:15; 6:1; Mi 3:4; Zc 7:13; Mt 7:22; 25:10; Lk 13:25; Jm 4:3.
[29] Jb 21:14; Ps 50:16; Pv 1:22; 5:12; 6:23; Is 27:11; 30:9; Lk 10:42; Jn 3:20; Ac 7:51; He 11:25.
[30] Ps 81:11; 119:111, 173; Pv 1:25; Jr 8:9; Lk 14:18.
[31] Jb 4:8; Pv 14:14; 22:8; Is 3:10; Jr 2:19; 6:19; Ga 6:7.
[32] Dt 32:15; Ps 69:22; 92:6; Pv 8:36; Jr 48:11; Lk 12:16; 16:19; Jn 3:36; He 10:38; 12:8, 25; Jm 5:5.
[33] Ps 25:12; 81:13; 112:7; Pv 3:21; 8:32; 9:11; 14:26; Is 26:3; 48:18; 55:3; Mt 17:5; Lk 21:9, 19; Jn 10:27; Ro 8:35; 1P 1:5.

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