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Proverbs 1

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    WEBThe proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
    KJVThe proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
  2. 2
    WEBto know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;
    KJVTo know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
  3. 3
    WEBto receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;
    KJVTo receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
  4. 4
    WEBto give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man—
    KJVTo give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
  5. 5
    WEBthat the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;
    KJVA wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
  6. 6
    WEBto understand a proverb and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
    KJVTo understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
  7. 7
    WEBThe fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
    KJVThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
  8. 8
    WEBMy son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;
    KJVMy son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
  9. 9
    WEBfor they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
    KJVFor they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
  10. 10
    WEBMy son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
    KJVMy son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
  11. 11
    WEBIf they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
    KJVIf they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
  12. 12
    WEBLet’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit.
    KJVLet us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
  13. 13
    WEBWe’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder.
    KJVWe shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
  14. 14
    WEBYou shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse”—
    KJVCast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
  15. 15
    WEBmy son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,
    KJVMy son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
  16. 16
    WEBfor their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
    KJVFor their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
  17. 17
    WEBFor the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
    KJVSurely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
  18. 18
    WEBbut these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
    KJVAnd they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
  19. 19
    WEBSo are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
    KJVSo are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
  20. 20
    WEBWisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
    KJVWisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
  21. 21
    WEBShe calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
    KJVShe crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
  22. 22
    WEB“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
    KJVHow long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
  23. 23
    WEBTurn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.
    KJVTurn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
  24. 24
    WEBBecause I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
    KJVBecause I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
  25. 25
    WEBbut you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
    KJVBut ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
  26. 26
    WEBI also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,
    KJVI also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
  27. 27
    WEBwhen calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.
    KJVWhen your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
  28. 28
    WEBThen they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,
    KJVThen shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
  29. 29
    WEBbecause they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.
    KJVFor that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
  30. 30
    WEBThey wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
    KJVThey would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
  31. 31
    WEBTherefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.
    KJVTherefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
  32. 32
    WEBFor the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
    KJVFor the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
  33. 33
    WEBBut whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”
    KJVBut whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
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