Proverbs 1

1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; proverbs^H4912 Solomon^H8010 son^H1121 David^H1732 king^H4428 Israel^H3478 See also: Proverbs 10:1 1 Chronicles 22:9 1 Chronicles 28:5 Ecclesiastes 1:1 1 Kings 2:12

2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; know^H3045 wisdom^H2451 instruction^H4148 perceive^H995 words^H561 understanding^H998 See also: Proverbs 7:4 Deuteronomy 4:5-6 1 Kings 3:9-12 Proverbs 17:16 2 Timothy 3:15-17

3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; receive^H3947 instruction^H4148 wisdom^H7919 justice^H6664 judgment^H4941 equity^H4339 See also: Proverbs 2:1-9 Job 22:22 1 Kings 3:28 Proverbs 8:10-11

4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. give^H5414 subtilty^H6195 simple^H6612 man^H5288 knowledge^H1847 discretion^H4209 See also: Proverbs 8:5 Proverbs 8:17 Psalms 119:9 Psalms 119:130 Proverbs 8:12

5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: wise^H2450 hear^H8085 increase^H3254 learning^H3948 understanding^H995 attain^H7069 counsels^H8458 See also: Proverbs 12:1 Proverbs 9:9 1 Corinthians 10:15 Job 34:10 Job 34:16

6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. understand^H995 proverb^H4912 interpretation^H4426 words^H1697 wise^H2450 sayings^H2420 See also: Psalms 78:2 Mark 4:11 Psalms 49:4 Mark 4:34 Acts 8:30-31

7 ¶ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. fear^H3374 LORD^H3068 beginning^H7225 knowledge^H1847 fools^H191 despise^H936 wisdom^H2451 instruction^H4148 See also: Job 28:28 Psalms 111:10 Proverbs 9:10 Ecclesiastes 12:13 Proverbs 15:33

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: son^H1121 hear^H8085 instruction^H4148 father^H1 forsake^H5203 law^H8451 mother^H517 See also: Proverbs 6:20 Proverbs 30:17 Proverbs 5:1-2 Proverbs 2:1 Proverbs 31:1

9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. ornament^H3880 grace^H2580 head^H7218 chains^H6060 neck^H1621 See also: Proverbs 4:9 Daniel 5:29 Genesis 41:42 Proverbs 3:22 Proverbs 6:20-21

10 ¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. son^H1121 sinners^H2400 entice^H6601 consent^H14 See also: Ephesians 5:11 Psalms 1:1 Proverbs 16:29 Proverbs 13:20 Deuteronomy 13:8

11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: say^H559 Come^H3212 wait^H693 blood^H1818 lurk^H6845 innocent^H5355 cause^H2600 See also: Proverbs 1:18 Proverbs 12:6 Jeremiah 5:26 Jeremiah 18:18-20 Acts 25:3

12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: up^H1104 alive^H2416 grave^H7585 whole^H8549 down^H3381 pit^H953 See also: Psalms 28:1 Psalms 124:3 Romans 3:13 Numbers 16:30-33 Numbers 26:10

13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: find^H4672 precious^H3368 substance^H1952 fill^H4390 houses^H1004 spoil^H7998 See also: 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Job 24:2-3 Luke 12:15 Proverbs 1:19 Isaiah 10:13-14

14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: Cast^H5307 lot^H1486 among^H8432 one^H259 purse^H3599

15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: son^H1121 walk^H3212 way^H1870 refrain^H4513 foot^H7272 path^H5410 See also: Psalms 119:101 Psalms 1:1 Proverbs 4:14-15 Proverbs 4:27 Psalms 26:4-5

16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. feet^H7272 run^H7323 evil^H7451 haste^H4116 shed^H8210 blood^H1818 See also: Isaiah 59:7 Proverbs 6:18 Proverbs 4:16 Romans 3:5

17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. vain^H2600 net^H7568 spread^H2219 sight^H5869 bird^H1167 bird^H3671 See also: Job 35:11 Proverbs 7:23 Jeremiah 8:7 Isaiah 1:3

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. wait^H693 blood^H1818 privily^H6845 lives^H5315 See also: Psalms 9:16 Esther 7:10 Proverbs 5:22-23 Proverbs 28:17 Psalms 7:14-16

19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. ways^H734 greedy^H1214 gain^H1215 away^H3947 life^H5315 owners^H1167 See also: Proverbs 15:27 2 Peter 2:3 Proverbs 23:3-4 Jeremiah 22:17-19 Micah 2:1-3

20 ¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: Wisdom^H2454 crieth^H7442 without^H2351 uttereth^H5414 voice^H6963 streets^H7339 See also: Proverbs 9:3 Colossians 2:3 Proverbs 8:1-5 Luke 11:49 1 Corinthians 1:24

21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, crieth^H7121 place^H7218 concourse^H1993 openings^H6607 gates^H8179 city^H5892 uttereth^H559 words^H561 See also: Acts 5:20 Proverbs 9:3 Matthew 10:27 Matthew 13:2 John 18:20

22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? ones^H6612 love^H157 simplicity^H6612 scorners^H3887 delight^H2530 scorning^H3944 fools^H3684 hate^H8130 knowledge^H1847 See also: Psalms 1:1 Proverbs 1:29 Proverbs 5:12 John 3:20 2 Peter 3:3

23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Turn^H7725 reproof^H8433 out^H5042 spirit^H7307 known^H3045 words^H1697 See also: Ezekiel 33:11 Acts 3:19 Ezekiel 18:27-30 Acts 2:36-38 Joel 2:28

24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; called^H7121 refused^H3985 out^H5186 hand^H3027 regarded^H7181 See also: Isaiah 65:12 Romans 10:21 Jeremiah 7:13 Isaiah 66:4 Hebrews 12:25-26

25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: nought^H6544 counsel^H6098 would^H14 reproof^H8433 See also: Psalms 81:11 Luke 7:30 Psalms 107:11 Proverbs 1:30 Proverbs 12:1

26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; laugh^H7832 calamity^H343 mock^H3932 fear^H6343 cometh^H935 See also: Psalms 2:4 Psalms 37:13 Proverbs 10:24 Proverbs 6:15 Luke 14:24

27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. fear^H6343 cometh^H935 desolation^H7722 desolation^H7584 destruction^H343 cometh^H857 whirlwind^H5492 distress^H6869 anguish^H6695 cometh^H935 See also: Proverbs 3:25-26 Psalms 58:9 Psalms 69:22-28 Proverbs 10:24-25 Isaiah 17:13

28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: call^H7121 answer^H6030 early^H7836 find^H4672 See also: Micah 3:4 Isaiah 1:15 Jeremiah 11:11 Zechariah 7:13 James 4:3

29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: hated^H8130 knowledge^H1847 choose^H977 fear^H3374 LORD^H3068 See also: Proverbs 6:23 Job 21:14-15 Proverbs 1:22 Isaiah 27:11 Hebrews 11:25

30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. would^H14 counsel^H6098 despised^H5006 reproof^H8433 See also: Psalms 81:11 Proverbs 1:25 Luke 14:18-20 Psalms 119:173 Jeremiah 8:9

31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. eat^H398 fruit^H6529 way^H1870 filled^H7646 devices^H4156 See also: Proverbs 14:14 Jeremiah 6:19 Job 4:8 Proverbs 22:8 Galatians 6:7-8

32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. away^H4878 simple^H6612 slay^H2026 prosperity^H7962 fools^H3684 destroy^H6 See also: Proverbs 8:36 Jeremiah 2:19 John 3:36 Luke 16:19-25 Hebrews 12:25

33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. hearkeneth^H8085 dwell^H7931 safely^H983 quiet^H7599 fear^H6343 evil^H7451 See also: Psalms 25:12-13 Psalms 112:7-8 Isaiah 26:3 John 10:27-29 Proverbs 14:26