Proverbs 1:1-19 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 THE proverbs of Solomon the 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 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;
3 To receive discipline, reverence, righteousness, and justice, and equity; 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 To give subtlety to the simple, to the young men knowledge and discretion. 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 A wise man will listen and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to leadership; 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 To understand proverbs and figures of speech; the words of the wise and their dark sayings. 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 reverence of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise knowledge and instruction. 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 Hear, my son, the ordinance of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother; 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 shall be an ornament of grace for your head and a necklace about 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, consent not. 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 to you, Come with us, let us lie in wait to shed blood, let us lie in wait for the innocent, wrongfully; 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 us swallow them up alive, as Sheol swallows the living, and whole as those who go down into 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 shall find all his wealth and precious things, we shall fill our houses with spoil; 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 Cast in your lot with us; let us all have one purse; 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, do not walk in the way with them; but refrain your foot from 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 For their feet run to evil, they make haste 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 Surely in deceit is the net spread in the sight of any bird. 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 And they lie in wait, they hide themselves to shed blood. 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!
19 Such are the ways of all who practice iniquity, who take away the life of their owners. Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors. Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
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