Proverbs 1:18-33 Parallel Bible Translations

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18 And they will lie in wait for their blood; they will hide for their souls. 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 So the ways of every one plundering plunder; he will take the soul of those possessing it. 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.
20 Wisdom will cry without; in the broad places she will give her voice: Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;
21 She will call in the head of sound, in the entrances of the gates: in the city she will say her words: at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech:
22 How long, ye simple, will ye love simplicity? and mockers delight to mock for them, and the foolish hate knowledge? “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
23 Ye shall turn back at my reproofs: behold, I will pour forth my spirit to you, I will make known my words to you. If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you. Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.
24 Because I called and ye will refuse; I stretched forth my hands, and none attending; Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded, But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
25 And ye will reject all my counsels, and ye desired not my reproofs: because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke,
26 Also I will laugh at your ruin: I will deride in the coming of your terror; I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
27 In your terror coming as a destroying tempest, and your ruin shall come as a whirlwind; in the coming upon you of straits and distress. when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28 Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me, and shall not find me; Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me. “Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,
29 For that they hated knowledge, and chose not the fear of Jehovah: Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD, since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD.
30 They desired not for my counsels: and derided all my reproofs. would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof, Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
31 And they shall eat from the fruit of their way, and be filled with their purposes. therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices. they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the error of the foolish shall destroy them. For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them; For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 And he hearing to me shall dwell in confidence, and being quiet from fear of evil. but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.” but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.”
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