Proverbs 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Proverbs 2

¹My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you,

KJVMy son^H1121, if thou wilt receive^H3947^(H8799) my words^H561, and hide^H6845^(H8799) my commandments^H4687 with thee;

² so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

KJVSo that thou incline^H7181^(H8687) thine ear^H241 unto wisdom^H2451, and apply^H5186^(H8686) thine heart^H3820 to understanding^H8394;

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

KJVYea, if thou criest^H7121^(H8799) after knowledge^H998, and liftest up^H5414^(H8799) thy voice^H6963 for understanding^H8394;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

KJVIf thou seekest^H1245^(H8762) her as silver^H3701, and searchest^H2664^(H8799) for her as for hid treasures^H4301;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

KJVThen shalt thou understand^H995^(H8799) the fear^H3374 of the LORD^H3068, and find^H4672^(H8799) the knowledge^H1847 of God^H430.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 giveth^H5414^(H8799) wisdom^H2451: out of his mouth^H6310 cometh knowledge^H1847 and understanding^H8394.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

KJVHe layeth up^H6845^(H8799)^(H8675)^H6845^(H8804) sound wisdom^H8454 for the righteous^H3477: he is a buckler^H4043 to them that walk^H1980^(H8802) uprightly^H8537.

⁸ that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

KJVHe keepeth^H5341^(H8800) the paths^H734 of judgment^H4941, and preserveth^H8104^(H8799) the way^H1870 of his saints^H2623.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

KJVThen shalt thou understand^H995^(H8799) righteousness^H6664, and judgment^H4941, and equity^H4339; yea, every good^H2896 path^H4570.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

KJVWhen wisdom^H2451 entereth^H935^(H8799) into thine heart^H3820, and knowledge^H1847 is pleasant^H5276^(H8799) unto thy soul^H5315;

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

KJVDiscretion^H4209 shall preserve^H8104^(H8799) thee, understanding^H8394 shall keep^H5341^(H8799) thee:

¹² to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

KJVTo deliver^H5337^(H8687) thee from the way^H1870 of the evil^H7451 man, from the man^H376 that speaketh^H1696^(H8764) froward things^H8419;

¹³ who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,

KJVWho leave^H5800^(H8802) the paths^H734 of uprightness^H3476, to walk^H3212^(H8800) in the ways^H1870 of darkness^H2822;

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

KJVWho rejoice^H8056 to do^H6213^(H8800) evil^H7451, and delight^H1523^(H8799) in the frowardness^H8419 of the wicked^H7451;

¹⁵ who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

KJVWhose ways^H734 are crooked^H6141, and they froward^H3868^(H8737) in their paths^H4570:

¹⁶ to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

KJVTo deliver^H5337^(H8687) thee from the strange^H2114^(H8801) woman^H802, even from the stranger^H5237 which flattereth^H2505^(H8689) with her words^H561;

¹⁷ who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

KJVWhich forsaketh^H5800^(H8802) the guide^H441 of her youth^H5271, and forgetteth^H7911^(H8804) the covenant^H1285 of her God^H430.

¹⁸ for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

KJVFor her house^H1004 inclineth^H7743^(H8804) unto death^H4194, and her paths^H4570 unto the dead^H7496.

¹⁹ None who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life.

KJVNone that go^H935^(H8802) unto her return again^H7725^(H8799), neither take they hold^H5381^(H8686) of the paths^H734 of life^H2416.

²⁰ Therefore walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

KJVThat thou mayest walk^H3212^(H8799) in the way^H1870 of good^H2896 men, and keep^H8104^(H8799) the paths^H734 of the righteous^H6662.

²¹ For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

KJVFor the upright^H3477 shall dwell^H7931^(H8799) in the land^H776, and the perfect^H8549 shall remain^H3498^(H8735) in it.

²² But the wicked will be cut off from the land. The treacherous will be rooted out of it.

KJVBut the wicked^H7563 shall be cut off^H3772^(H8735) from the earth^H776, and the transgressors^H898^(H8802) shall be rooted out^H5255^(H8799) of it.

WEB·Proverbs 1

¹The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

KJVThe proverbs^H4912 of Solomon^H8010 the son^H1121 of David^H1732, king^H4428 of Israel^H3478;

² to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

KJVTo know^H3045^(H8800) wisdom^H2451 and instruction^H4148; to perceive^H995^(H8687) the words^H561 of understanding^H998;

³ to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

KJVTo receive^H3947^(H8800) the instruction^H4148 of wisdom^H7919^(H8687), justice^H6664, and judgment^H4941, and equity^H4339;

⁴ to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man—

KJVTo give^H5414^(H8800) subtilty^H6195 to the simple^H6612, to the young man^H5288 knowledge^H1847 and discretion^H4209.

⁵ that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

KJVA wise^H2450 man will hear^H8085^(H8799), and will increase^H3254^(H8686) learning^H3948; and a man of understanding^H995^(H8737) shall attain^H7069^(H8799) unto wise counsels^H8458:

⁶ to understand a proverb and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

KJVTo understand^H995^(H8687) a proverb^H4912, and the interpretation^H4426; the words^H1697 of the wise^H2450, and their dark sayings^H2420.

⁷ The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

KJVThe fear^H3374 of the LORD^H3068 is the beginning^H7225 of knowledge^H1847: but fools^H191 despise^H936^(H8804) wisdom^H2451 and instruction^H4148.

⁸ My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;

KJVMy son^H1121, hear^H8085^(H8798) the instruction^H4148 of thy father^H1, and forsake^H5203^(H8799) not the law^H8451 of thy mother^H517:

⁹ for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.

KJVFor they shall be an ornament^H3880 of grace^H2580 unto thy head^H7218, and chains^H6060 about thy neck^H1621.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.

KJVMy son^H1121, if sinners^H2400 entice^H6601^(H8762) thee, consent^H14^(H8799) thou not.

¹¹ If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.

KJVIf they say^H559^(H8799), Come^H3212^(H8798) with us, let us lay wait^H693^(H8799) for blood^H1818, let us lurk^H6845^(H8799) privily for the innocent^H5355 without cause^H2600:

¹² Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit.

KJVLet us swallow them up^H1104^(H8799) alive^H2416 as the grave^H7585; and whole^H8549, as those that go down^H3381^(H8802) into the pit^H953:

¹³ We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder.

KJVWe shall find^H4672^(H8799) all precious^H3368 substance^H1952, we shall fill^H4390^(H8762) our houses^H1004 with spoil^H7998:

¹⁴ You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse”—

KJVCast^H5307^(H8686) in thy lot^H1486 among^H8432 us; let us all have one^H259 purse^H3599:

¹⁵ my son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,

KJVMy son^H1121, walk^H3212^(H8799) not thou in the way^H1870 with them; refrain^H4513^(H8798) thy foot^H7272 from their path^H5410:

¹⁶ for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

KJVFor their feet^H7272 run^H7323^(H8799) to evil^H7451, and make haste^H4116^(H8762) to shed^H8210^(H8800) blood^H1818.

¹⁷ For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;

KJVSurely in vain^H2600 the net^H7568 is spread^H2219^(H8794) in the sight^H5869 of any bird^H1167^H3671.

¹⁸ but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

KJVAnd they lay wait^H693^(H8799) for their own blood^H1818; they lurk privily^H6845^(H8799) for their own lives^H5315.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

KJVSo are the ways^H734 of every one that is greedy^H1214^(H8802) of gain^H1215; which taketh away^H3947^(H8799) the life^H5315 of the owners^H1167 thereof.

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

KJVWisdom^H2454 crieth^H7442^(H8799) without^H2351; she uttereth^H5414^(H8799) her voice^H6963 in the streets^H7339:

²¹ She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

KJVShe crieth^H7121^(H8799) in the chief place^H7218 of concourse^H1993^(H8802), in the openings^H6607 of the gates^H8179: in the city^H5892 she uttereth^H559^(H8799) her words^H561, saying,

²² “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

KJVHow long, ye simple ones^H6612, will ye love^H157^(H8799) simplicity^H6612? and the scorners^H3887^(H8801) delight^H2530^(H8804) in their scorning^H3944, and fools^H3684 hate^H8130^(H8799) knowledge^H1847?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

KJVTurn^H7725^(H8799) you at my reproof^H8433: behold, I will pour out^H5042^(H8686) my spirit^H7307 unto you, I will make known^H3045^(H8686) my words^H1697 unto you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

KJVBecause I have called^H7121^(H8804), and ye refused^H3985^(H8762); I have stretched out^H5186^(H8804) my hand^H3027, and no man regarded^H7181^(H8688);

²⁵ but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

KJVBut ye have set at nought^H6544^(H8799) all my counsel^H6098, and would^H14^(H8804) none of my reproof^H8433:

²⁶ I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

KJVI also will laugh^H7832^(H8799) at your calamity^H343; I will mock^H3932^(H8799) when your fear^H6343 cometh^H935^(H8800);

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

KJVWhen your fear^H6343 cometh^H935^(H8800) as desolation^H7722^(H8675)^H7584, and your destruction^H343 cometh^H857^(H8799) as a whirlwind^H5492; when distress^H6869 and anguish^H6695 cometh^H935^(H8800) upon you.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

KJVThen shall they call^H7121^(H8799) upon me, but I will not answer^H6030^(H8799); they shall seek me early^H7836^(H8762), but they shall not find^H4672^(H8799) me:

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

KJVFor that they hated^H8130^(H8804) knowledge^H1847, and did not choose^H977^(H8804) the fear^H3374 of the LORD^H3068:

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

KJVThey would^H14^(H8804) none of my counsel^H6098: they despised^H5006^(H8804) all my reproof^H8433.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

KJVTherefore shall they eat^H398^(H8799) of the fruit^H6529 of their own way^H1870, and be filled^H7646^(H8799) with their own devices^H4156.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

KJVFor the turning away^H4878 of the simple^H6612 shall slay^H2026^(H8799) them, and the prosperity^H7962 of fools^H3684 shall destroy^H6^(H8762) them.

³³ But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”

KJVBut whoso hearkeneth^H8085^(H8802) unto me shall dwell^H7931^(H8799) safely^H983, and shall be quiet^H7599^(H8768) from fear^H6343 of evil^H7451.

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