Proverbs 1
1These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.H4912H8010H1121H1732H4428H34782Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise.H3045H2451H4148H995H561H9983Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair.H3947H4148H7919H6664H4941H43394These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young.H5414H6195H6612H5288H1847H42095Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidanceH2450H8085H3254H3948H995H7069H84586by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.H995H4912H4426H1697H2450H24207Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.H3374H3068H7225H1847H191H936H2451H41488My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.H1121H8085H4148H1H5203H8451H5179What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck.H3880H2580H7218H6060H162110My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!H1121H2400H6601H1411They may say, “Come and join us. Let’s hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!H559H3212H693H1818H6845H5355H260012Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave; let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.H1104H2416H7585H8549H3381H95313Think of the great things we’ll get! We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.H4672H3368H1952H4390H1004H799814Come, throw in your lot with us; we’ll all share the loot.”H5307H1486H8432H259H359915My child, don’t go along with them! Stay far away from their paths.H1121H3212H1870H4513H7272H541016They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.H7272H7323H7451H4116H8210H181817If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away.H2600H7568H2219H5869H1167H367118But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.H693H1818H6845H531519Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.H734H1214H1215H3947H5315H116720Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square.H2454H7442H2351H5414H6963H733921She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate.H7121H7218H1993H6607H8179H5892H559H56122“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?H6612H157H6612H3887H2530H3944H3684H8130H184723Come and listen to my counsel. I’ll share my heart with you and make you wise.H7725H8433H5042H7307H3045H169724“I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.H7121H3985H5186H3027H718125You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.H6544H6098H14H843326So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—H7832H343H3932H6343H93527when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you.H6343H935H7722H7584H343H857H5492H6869H6695H93528“When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.H7121H6030H7836H467229For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.H8130H1847H977H3374H306830They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them.H14H6098H5006H843331Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.H398H6529H1870H7646H415632For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.H4878H6612H2026H7962H3684H633But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”H8085H7931H983H7599H6343H7451
Proverbs 2
2My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.H1121H3947H561H6845H46872Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.H7181H241H2451H5186H3820H83943Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.H7121H998H5414H6963H83944Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.H1245H3701H2664H43015Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.H995H3374H3068H4672H1847H4306For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.H3068H5414H2451H6310H1847H83947He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.H6845H6845H8454H3477H4043H1980H85378He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.H5341H734H4941H8104H1870H26239Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.H995H6664H4941H4339H2896H457010For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.H2451H935H3820H1847H5276H531511Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.H4209H8104H8394H534112Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted.H5337H1870H7451H376H1696H841913These men turn from the right way to walk down dark paths.H5800H734H3476H3212H1870H282214They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.H8056H6213H7451H1523H8419H745115Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong.H734H6141H3868H457016Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.H5337H2114H802H5237H2505H56117She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.H5800H441H5271H7911H1285H43018Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.H1004H7743H4194H4570H749619The man who visits her is doomed. He will never reach the paths of life.H935H7725H5381H734H241620Follow the steps of good men instead, and stay on the paths of the righteous.H3212H1870H2896H8104H734H666221For only the godly will live in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.H3477H7931H776H8549H349822But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted.H7563H3772H776H898H5255
Proverbs 3
3My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart.H1121H7911H8451H3820H5341H46872If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.H753H3117H8141H2416H7965H32543Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.H2617H571H5800H7194H1621H3789H3871H38204Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation.H4672H2580H2896H7922H5869H430H1205Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.H982H3068H3820H8172H9986Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.H1870H3045H3474H7347Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.H2450H5869H3372H3068H5493H74518Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones.H7500H8270H8250H61069Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.H3513H3068H1952H7225H839310Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.H618H4390H7647H3342H6555H849211My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you.H1121H3988H4148H3068H6973H843312For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.H3068H157H3198H1H1121H752113Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding.H835H120H4672H2451H120H6329H839414For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.H5504H2896H5505H3701H8393H274215Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.H3368H6443H2656H773716She offers you long life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.H753H3117H3225H8040H6239H351917She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.H1870H1870H5278H5410H796518Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.H6086H2416H2388H833H855119By wisdom the Lord founded the earth; by understanding he created the heavens.H3068H2451H3245H776H8394H3559H806420By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, and the dew settles beneath the night sky.H1847H8415H1234H7834H7491H291921My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them,H1121H3868H5869H5341H8454H420922for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace.H2416H5315H2580H162123They keep you safe on your way, and your feet will not stumble.H3212H1870H983H7272H506224You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly.H7901H6342H7901H8142H614925You need not be afraid of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,H3372H6597H6343H7722H7563H93526for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.H3068H3689H8104H7272H392127Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.H4513H2896H1167H410H3027H621328If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say, “Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”H559H7453H3212H7725H4279H5414H342629Don’t plot harm against your neighbor, for those who live nearby trust you.H2790H7451H7453H3427H98330Don’t pick a fight without reason, when no one has done you harm.H7378H120H2600H1580H745131Don’t envy violent people or copy their ways.H7065H376H2555H977H187032Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly.H3868H8441H3068H5475H347733The Lord curses the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the upright.H3994H3068H1004H7563H1288H5116H666234The Lord mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble.H3887H3887H5414H2580H6035H604135The wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame!H2450H5157H3519H7036H7311H3684
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, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.H1121
