Proverbs 1:1; Proverbs 1:21-33

Proverbs 1:1

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

Proverbs 1:21-33

21 And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,

22 So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.

23 Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.

24 Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;

25 but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;

26 therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against when ruin comes upon you:

27 yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.

28 For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find .

29 For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

30 neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

31 Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

32 For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

33 But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.