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1 The proverbs of Solomon, David's son who was king of Israel, [given]
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1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
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2 to grasp wisdom and discipline, to understand deep thoughts,
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2 for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;
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3 to acquire the discipline of wise behavior-- righteousness and justice and fairness--
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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 insight to gullible people, to give knowledge and foresight to the young--
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4 for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young--
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5 a wise person will listen and continue to learn, and an understanding person will gain direction--
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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 clever saying, the words of wise people 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. Stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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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 My son, listen to your father's discipline, and do not neglect your mother's teachings,
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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 because discipline and teachings are a graceful garland on your head and a [golden] chain around 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 lure you, do not go along.
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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's set an ambush to kill someone. Let's hide to ambush innocent people for fun.
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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 We'll swallow them alive like the grave, like those in good health who go into 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'll find all kinds of valuable possessions. We'll fill our homes with stolen goods.
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13 we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
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14 Join us. We'll split the loot equally."
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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 follow them in their way. Do not even set foot on their path,
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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 because they rush to do evil and hurry 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 It does no good to spread a net within 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 people set an ambush for their own murder. They go into hiding only to lose their lives.
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18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they waylay only themselves!
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19 This is what happens to everyone who is greedy for unjust gain. Greed takes away his life.
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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 sings her song in the streets. In the public squares 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 corners of noisy streets she calls out. At the entrances to the city she speaks her words,
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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 will you gullible people love being so gullible? How long will you mockers find joy in your mocking? How long will you 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 "Turn to me when I warn you. I will generously pour out my spirit for 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 "I called, and you refused to listen. I stretched out my hands to you, and no one paid attention.
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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 You ignored all my advice. You did not want me to warn you.
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25 since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,
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26 I will laugh at your calamity. I will make fun of you when panic 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 panic strikes you like a violent storm, when calamity strikes you like a wind storm, when trouble and anguish come to 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 "They will call to me at that time, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they 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 They refused my advice. They despised my every warning.
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30 since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
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31 They will eat the fruit of their lifestyle. They will be stuffed with their own schemes.
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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 "Gullible people kill themselves because of their turning away. Fools destroy themselves because of their indifference.
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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 live without worry and will be free from the 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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