Proverbs 1:1-15 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 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 knowing wisdom and instruction, || For understanding sayings of intelligence, To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;
3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, || Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness, 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 giving to simple ones—prudence, || To a youth—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 (The wise hear and increase learning, || And the intelligent obtain counsels.) 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 and its sweetness, || Words of the wise and their acute 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 Fear of YHWH [is the] beginning of knowledge, || Fools have despised wisdom 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 instruction of your father, || And do not leave 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 [are] a graceful wreath to your head, || And chains to 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, do not be willing. 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, we lay wait for blood, || We watch secretly for the innocent without cause, 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 We swallow them as Sheol—alive, || And whole—as those going 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 find every precious substance, || We 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 You cast your lot among us, || One purse is—to all of us.” 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 go in the way with them, || Withhold 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;
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