Proverbs 1 (NASB)
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: 2 To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding, 3 To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice, and integrity; 4 To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion, 5 A wise person will hear and increase in learning, And a person of understanding will acquire wise counsel, 6 To understand a proverb and a saying, The words of the wise and their riddles. 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, And do not ignore your mother’s teaching; 9 For they are a graceful wreath for your head And necklaces for your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. 11 If they say, “Come with us, Let’s lie in wait for blood, Let’s ambush the innocent without cause; 12 Let’s swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, like those who go down to the pit; 13 We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with plunder; 14 Throw in your lot with us; We will all have one money bag,” 15 My son, do not walk on the way with them. Keep your feet from their path, 16 For their feet run to evil, And they are quick to shed blood. 17 Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird; 18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives. 19 Such are the ways of everyone who makes unjust gain; It takes away the life of its possessors. 20 Wisdom shouts in the street, She raises her voice in the public square; 21 At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she declares her sayings: 22 “How long, you naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge? 23 Turn to my rebuke, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. 24 Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention; 25 And you neglected all my advice And did not want my rebuke; 26 I will also laugh at your disaster; I will mock when your dread comes, 27 When your dread comes like a storm And your disaster comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. 28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but will not find me, 29 Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD. 30 They did not accept my advice, They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me. 31 So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own schemes. 32 For the faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33 But whoever listens to me will live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
In Other Versions
Proverbs 1 in the ANGEFD
Proverbs 1 in the ANTPNG2D
Proverbs 1 in the AS21
Proverbs 1 in the BAGH
Proverbs 1 in the BBPNG
Proverbs 1 in the BBT1E
Proverbs 1 in the BDS
Proverbs 1 in the BEV
Proverbs 1 in the BHAD
Proverbs 1 in the BIB
Proverbs 1 in the BLPT
Proverbs 1 in the BNT
Proverbs 1 in the BNTABOOT
Proverbs 1 in the BNTLV
Proverbs 1 in the BOATCB
Proverbs 1 in the BOATCB2
Proverbs 1 in the BOBCV
Proverbs 1 in the BOCNT
Proverbs 1 in the BOECS
Proverbs 1 in the BOGWICC
Proverbs 1 in the BOHCB
Proverbs 1 in the BOHCV
Proverbs 1 in the BOHLNT
Proverbs 1 in the BOHNTLTAL
Proverbs 1 in the BOICB
Proverbs 1 in the BOILNTAP
Proverbs 1 in the BOITCV
Proverbs 1 in the BOKCV
Proverbs 1 in the BOKCV2
Proverbs 1 in the BOKHWOG
Proverbs 1 in the BOKSSV
Proverbs 1 in the BOLCB
Proverbs 1 in the BOLCB2
Proverbs 1 in the BOMCV
Proverbs 1 in the BONAV
Proverbs 1 in the BONCB
Proverbs 1 in the BONLT
Proverbs 1 in the BONUT2
Proverbs 1 in the BOPLNT
Proverbs 1 in the BOSCB
Proverbs 1 in the BOSNC
Proverbs 1 in the BOTLNT
Proverbs 1 in the BOVCB
Proverbs 1 in the BOYCB
Proverbs 1 in the BPBB
Proverbs 1 in the BPH
Proverbs 1 in the BSB
Proverbs 1 in the CCB
Proverbs 1 in the CUV
Proverbs 1 in the CUVS
Proverbs 1 in the DBT
Proverbs 1 in the DGDNT
Proverbs 1 in the DHNT
Proverbs 1 in the DNT
Proverbs 1 in the ELBE
Proverbs 1 in the EMTV
Proverbs 1 in the ESV
Proverbs 1 in the FBV
Proverbs 1 in the FEB
Proverbs 1 in the GGMNT
Proverbs 1 in the GNT
Proverbs 1 in the HARY
Proverbs 1 in the HNT
Proverbs 1 in the IRVA
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Proverbs 1 in the IRVG
Proverbs 1 in the IRVH
Proverbs 1 in the IRVK
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Proverbs 1 in the LBA
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Proverbs 1 in the PDDPT
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Proverbs 1 in the SCHL
Proverbs 1 in the SNT
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Proverbs 1 in the SYNO
Proverbs 1 in the TBIAOTANT
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Proverbs 1 in the TFTIP
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