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1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
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1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
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2 To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight,
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2 for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;
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3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;
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3 for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair;
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4 to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth--
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4 for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young--
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5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
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5 let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance--
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6 to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
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6 for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
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7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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8 Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching,
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8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
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9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
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9 They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
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10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
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10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them.
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11 If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;
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11 If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for someone's blood, let's waylay some harmless soul;
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12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
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12 let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
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13 we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder;
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13 we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
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14 throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse"--
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14 throw in your lot with us, and we will share a common purse"--
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15 my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths,
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15 my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
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16 for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
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16 for their feet rush into sin, they are swift to shed blood.
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17 For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird,
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17 How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds!
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18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.
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18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they waylay only themselves!
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19 Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.
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19 Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it.
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20 Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;
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20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares;
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21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
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21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:
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22 "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
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22 "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
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23 If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.
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23 If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.
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24 Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
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24 But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,
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25 because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof,
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25 since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,
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26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you,
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26 I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you--
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27 when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
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27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
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28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
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28 "Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me.
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29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,
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29 Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD,
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30 would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof,
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30 since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
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31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.
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31 they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
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32 For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;
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32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
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33 but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster."
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33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."
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