Proverbs 1:1-18 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2 For learning wisdom and discipline; for understanding insightful sayings; To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving prudent instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity; to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion to a young man — to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young—
5 let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance — Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding a proverb or a parable, the words of the wise, and their riddles. to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles. for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching, Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
9 for they will be a garland of favor on your head and pendants around your neck. for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you, don’t be persuaded. My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.
11 If they say—“Come with us! Let’s set an ambush and kill someone. Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun! If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 Let’s swallow them alive, like Sheol, whole, like those who go down to the Pit. like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13 We’ll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder. we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
14 Throw in your lot with us, and we’ll all share the loot” — throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse”— cast lots with us; we will all share the loot|—
15 my son, don’t travel that road with them or set foot on their path, my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths, my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
16 because their feet run toward evil and they hurry to shed blood. for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
17 It is useless to spread a net where any bird can see it, For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
18 but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives. but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
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