Proverbs 1:1-33

1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; proverbs^H4912 Solomon^H8010 son^H1121 David^H1732 king^H4428 Israel^H3478

2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; know^H3045 wisdom^H2451 instruction^H4148 perceive^H995 words^H561 understanding^H998

3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; receive^H3947 instruction^H4148 wisdom^H7919 justice^H6664 judgment^H4941 equity^H4339

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 ¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. son^H1121 sinners^H2400 entice^H6601 consent^H14

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. wait^H693 blood^H1818 privily^H6845 lives^H5315

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

20 ¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: Wisdom^H2454 crieth^H7442 without^H2351 uttereth^H5414 voice^H6963 streets^H7339

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

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

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

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

25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: nought^H6544 counsel^H6098 would^H14 reproof^H8433

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

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

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

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

30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. would^H14 counsel^H6098 despised^H5006 reproof^H8433

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

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

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