1 ach. 10:1; 25:1; 1 Kgs. 4:32; Eccles. 12:9 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
3 to receive instruction in wise dealing,
inbch. 2:9 righteousness, justice, and equity;
4 to give prudence tocch. 8:5; 14:15, 18 the simple,
knowledge anddch. 2:11; 3:21 discretion to the youth—
5 Let the wise hear andech. 9:9 increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
fch. 22:17 the words of the wise and theirgJudg. 14:12; Ps. 78:2 riddles.
7 hch. 9:10; [ch. 15:33]; See Job 28:28 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8
ich. 6:20; [Ps. 34:11; Eph. 6:1, 2] Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
9 for they arejch. 4:9; [ch. 3:22] a graceful garland for your head
andk[Gen. 41:42; Dan. 5:29] pendants for your neck.
10 My son, if sinnerslch. 16:29 entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us,mver. 18; ch. 12:6; Jer. 5:26 let us lie in wait for blood;
nver. 18; Ps. 10:8; 64:5 let us ambush the innocent without reason;
12 like Sheol let usoPs. 124:3; [Num. 16:32, 33] swallow them alive,
and whole, likepPs. 28:1 those who go down to the pit;
13 we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
14 throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse ” —
15 my son,qch. 4:14; 24:1; Ps. 1:1 do not walk in the way with them;
r[Ps. 119:101] hold back your foot from their paths,
16 forsch. 6:18; Isa. 59:7; [Rom. 3:15] their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 t[Job 40:24] For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
18 but these menuver. 11 lie in wait for their own blood;
theyuver. 11 set an ambush for their own lives.
19 v[Job 8:13] Such are the ways of everyone who iswch. 15:27 greedy for unjust gain;
x[1 Tim. 6:10] it takes away the life of its possessors.
20
ych. 8:1; 9:3; [John 7:37] Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
atzch. 8:3 the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22 “How long, OaSee ver. 4 simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long willbSee Ps. 1:1 scoffers delight in their scoffing
and foolscver. 29; ch. 5:12; [Job 21:14] hate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof,1Or Will you turn away at my reproof?
behold, I willdJoel 2:28; Acts 2:17 pour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 eIsa. 65:12; 66:4; Jer. 7:13 Because I have called andfZech. 7:11 you refused to listen,
havegRom. 10:21 stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25 because you havehSee Ps. 107:11 ignored all my counsel
andi[Ps. 81:11; Luke 7:30] would have none of my reproof,
26 I alsojSee Ps. 2:4 will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock whenkch. 10:24; Jer. 48:43; 49:5 terror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you likel[Zeph. 1:15] a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 mSee 1 Sam. 8:18; Job 27:9 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29 Because theyc[See ver. 22 above] hated knowledge
andn[Job 21:14] did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 h[See ver. 25 above] would have none of my counsel
andi[See ver. 25 above] despised all my reproof,
31 therefore they shall eatoJer. 6:19 the fruit of their way,
and havepch. 14:14; Isa. 3:11; [Job 4:8] their fill of their own devices.
32 For the simple are killed byqJer. 2:19 their turning away,
andr[Ps. 73:18, 19] the complacency of fools destroys them;
33 buts[Ps. 25:12, 13] whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will betPs. 112:7, 8 at ease, without dread of disaster. ”