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Proverbs 1

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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.”

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 The proverbs of Shlomo the son of David, king of Isra'el,

2 are for learning about wisdom and discipline; for understanding words expressing deep insight;

3 for gaining an intelligently disciplined life, doing what is right, just and fair;

4 for endowing with caution those who don't think and the young person with knowledge and discretion.

5 Someone who is already wise will hear and learn still more; someone who already understands will gain the ability to counsel well;

6 he will understand proverbs, obscure expressions, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

7 The fear of ADONAI is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

8 My son, heed the discipline of your father, and do not abandon the teaching of your mother;

9 they will be a garland to grace your head, a medal of honor for your neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice you, don't go along with them.

11 Suppose they say, "Come with us: we'll ambush somebody and kill him, we'll waylay some harmless soul, just for fun;

12 we'll swallow him alive, like Sh'ol, whole, like those who descend to the pit;

13 we'll find everything he has of value, we'll fill our homes with loot!

14 Throw in your lot with us; we'll share a common purse"-

15 my son, don't go along with them, don't set foot on their path;

16 Their feet run to evil, they rush to shed blood.

17 For in vain is the net baited if any bird can see it;

18 rather, they are ambushing themselves to shed their own blood, waylaying themselves.

19 So are the ways of all greedy for gain -it takes the lives of those who get it.

20 Wisdom calls aloud in the open air and raises her voice in the public places;

21 she calls out at streetcorners and speaks out at entrances to city gates:

22 "How long, you whose lives have no purpose, will you love thoughtless living? How long will scorners find pleasure in mocking? How long will fools hate knowledge?

23 Repent when I reprove -I will pour out my spirit to you, I will make my words known to you.

24 Because you refused when I called, and no one paid attention when I put out my hand,

25 but instead you neglected my counsel and would not accept my reproof;

26 I, in turn, will laugh at your distress, and mock when terror comes over you

27 yes, when terror overtakes you like a storm and your disaster approaches like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble assail you.

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

29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of ADONAI,

30 they refused my counsel and despised my reproof.

31 So they will bear the consequences of their own way and be overfilled with their own schemes.

32 For the aimless wandering of the thoughtless will kill them, and the smug overconfidence of fools will destroy them;

33 but those who pay attention to me will live securely, untroubled by fear of misfortune."