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Proverbs 1

Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA

1 The proverbs of Solomon, King David's son, from Israel:

2 Their purpose is to teach wisdom and discipline, to help one understand wise sayings.

3 They provide insightful instruction, which is righteous, just, and full of integrity.

4 They make the naive mature, the young knowledgeable and discreet.

5 The wise hear them and grow in wisdom; those with understanding gain guidance.

6 They help one understand proverbs and difficult sayings, the words of the wise, and their puzzles.

7 Wisdom begins with the fear of the LORD, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction; don't neglect your mother's teaching;

9 for they are a graceful wreath on your head, and beads for your neck.

10 My son, don't let sinners entice you. Don't go

11 when they say: "Come with us. Let's set up a deadly ambush. Let's secretly wait for the innocent just for fun.

12 Let's swallow up the living like the grave— whole, like those who go down into the pit.

13 We'll find all sorts of precious wealth; we'll fill our houses with plunder.

14 Throw in your lot with us; we'll share our money."

15 My son, don't go on the path with them; keep your feet from their way,

16 because their feet run to evil; they hurry to spill blood.

17 It's useless to cast a net in the sight of a bird.

18 But these sinners set up a deadly ambush; they lie in wait for their own lives.

19 These are the ways of all who seek unjust gain; it costs them their lives.

20 Wisdom shouts in the street; in the public square she raises her voice.

21 Above the noisy crowd, she calls out. At the entrances of the city gates, she has her say:

22 "How long will you clueless people love your naïveté, mockers hold their mocking dear, and fools hate knowledge?

23 You should respond when I correct you. Look, I'll pour out my spirit on you. I'll reveal my words to you.

24 I invited you, but you rejected me; I stretched out my hand to you, but you paid no attention.

25 You ignored all my advice, and you didn't want me to correct you.

26 So I'll laugh at your disaster; I'll make fun of you when dread comes over you,

27 when terror hits you like a hurricane, and your disaster comes in like a tornado, when distress and oppression overcome you.

28 Then they will call me, but I won't answer; they will seek me, but won't find me

29 because they hated knowledge and didn't choose the fear of the LORD.

30 They didn't want my advice; they rejected all my corrections.

31 They will eat from the fruit of their way, and they'll be full of their own schemes.

32 The immature will die because they turn away; smugness will destroy fools.

33 Those who obey me will dwell securely, untroubled by the dread of harm."

New International Version NIV

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

2 for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;

3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair;

4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,knowledge and discretion to the young—

5 let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—

6 for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.

11 If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;

12 let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

13 we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;

14 cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”—

15 my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;

16 for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.

17 How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!

18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!

19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.

20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;

21 on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech:

22 “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

23 Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.

24 But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,

25 since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke,

26 I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—

27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,

29 since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD.

30 Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,

31 they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.

32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;

33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.”