Proverbs 1:18-33 Parallel Bible Translations

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
18	וְ֭הֵם לְדָמָ֣ם יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃	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	כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחוֹת כָּל־ בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בָּ֑צַע אֶת־ נֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלָ֣יו יִקָּֽח׃ פ	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	חָ֭כְמוֹת בַּח֣וּץ תָּרֹ֑נָּה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽהּ׃	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	בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הֹמִיּ֗וֹת תִּ֫קְרָ֥א בְּפִתְחֵ֖י שְׁעָרִ֥ים בָּעִ֗יר אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃	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	עַד־ מָתַ֣י ׀ פְּתָיִם֮ תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ פֶ֥תִי וְלֵצִ֗ים לָ֭צוֹן חָמְד֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים יִשְׂנְאוּ־ דָֽעַת׃	“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	תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ לְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥י הִנֵּ֤ה אַבִּ֣יעָה לָכֶ֣ם רוּחִ֑י אוֹדִ֖יעָה דְבָרַ֣י אֶתְכֶֽם׃	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	יַ֣עַן קָ֭רָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּ נָטִ֥יתִי יָ֝דִ֗י וְאֵ֣ין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃	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	וַתִּפְרְע֥וּ כָל־ עֲצָתִ֑י וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲבִיתֶֽם׃	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	גַּם־ אֲ֭נִי בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם אֶשְׂחָ֑ק אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג בְּבֹ֣א פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃	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	בְּבֹ֤א [כשאוה] (כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה ׀) פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָ֣ה יֶאֱתֶ֑ה בְּבֹ֥א עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם צָרָ֥ה וְצוּקָֽה׃	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	אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃	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	תַּ֭חַת כִּי־ שָׂ֣נְאוּ דָ֑עַת וְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לֹ֣א בָחָֽרוּ׃	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	לֹא־ אָב֥וּ לַעֲצָתִ֑י נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ כָּל־ תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃	would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof,	Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
31	וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִ֣י דַרְכָּ֑ם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃	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	כִּ֤י מְשׁוּבַ֣ת פְּתָיִ֣ם תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת כְּסִילִ֣ים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃	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	וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֭י יִשְׁכָּן־ בֶּ֑טַח וְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ן מִפַּ֥חַד רָעָֽה׃ פ	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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