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Proverbs 1

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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

² For learning what wisdom and discipline are; for understanding insightful sayings;

³ for receiving wise instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity; ⓑ

⁴ for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, [1] ⓒ knowledge and discretion ⓓ to a young man —

⁵ a wise man will listen and increase his learning, ⓔ and a discerning man will obtain guidance —

⁶ for understanding a proverb or a parable, [2] the words of the wise, and their riddles. ⓕ

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; ⓖ fools despise wisdom and discipline. ⓗ

⁸ Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching, ⓘ

⁹ for they will be a garland ⓙ of grace on your head and a gold chain around your neck. ⓚ

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice you, ⓛ don’t be persuaded. ⓜ

¹¹ If they say — “Come with us! Let’s set an ambush ⓝ and kill someone. [3] Let’s attack some innocent person ⓞ just for fun! [4]

¹² Let’s swallow them alive, ⓟ like Sheol, still healthy as they go down to the Pit. ⓠ

¹³ We’ll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder. ⓡ

¹⁴ Throw in your lot with us, and we’ll all share our money” [5] —

¹⁵ my son, don’t travel that road with them ⓢ or set foot on their path, ⓣ

¹⁶ because their feet run toward trouble and they hurry to commit murder. [6] ⓤ

¹⁷ It is foolish to spread a net where any bird can see it,

¹⁸ but they set an ambush to kill themselves; [7] they attack their own lives.

¹⁹ Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; ⓥ it takes the lives of those who receive it. [8]

²⁰ Wisdom calls out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares. ⓦ

²¹ She cries out above [9] the commotion; she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:

²² “How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers ⓧ enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge? ⓨ

²³ If you respond to my warning, [10] ⓩ then I will pour out my spirit on you ⓐ and teach you my words.

²⁵ since you neglected all my counsel ⓓ and did not accept my correction,

²⁶ I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. ⓔ I will mock when terror strikes you,

²⁷ when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you.

²⁸ Then they will call me, but I won’t answer; they will search for me, but won’t find me. ⓕ

²⁹ Because they hated knowledge, didn’t choose to fear the LORD, ⓖ

³⁰ were not interested in my counsel, and rejected all my correction, ⓗ

³¹ they will eat the fruit of their way ⓘ and be glutted with their own schemes. ⓙ

³² For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them, ⓚ and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

³³ But whoever listens to me will live securely and be free from the fear of danger.” ⓛ

#	HCSB
1	The proverbs of Solomon ⓐ son of David, king of Israel:
2	For learning what wisdom and discipline are; for understanding insightful sayings;
3	for receiving wise instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity; ⓑ
4	for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, [1] ⓒ knowledge and discretion ⓓ to a young man —
5	a wise man will listen and increase his learning, ⓔ and a discerning man will obtain guidance —
6	for understanding a proverb or a parable, [2] the words of the wise, and their riddles. ⓕ
7	The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; ⓖ fools despise wisdom and discipline. ⓗ
8	Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching, ⓘ
9	for they will be a garland ⓙ of grace on your head and a gold chain around your neck. ⓚ
10	My son, if sinners entice you, ⓛ don’t be persuaded. ⓜ
11	If they say — “Come with us! Let’s set an ambush ⓝ and kill someone. [3] Let’s attack some innocent person ⓞ just for fun! [4]
12	Let’s swallow them alive, ⓟ like Sheol, still healthy as they go down to the Pit. ⓠ
13	We’ll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder. ⓡ
14	Throw in your lot with us, and we’ll all share our money” [5] —
15	my son, don’t travel that road with them ⓢ or set foot on their path, ⓣ
16	because their feet run toward trouble and they hurry to commit murder. [6] ⓤ
17	It is foolish to spread a net where any bird can see it,
18	but they set an ambush to kill themselves; [7] they attack their own lives.
19	Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; ⓥ it takes the lives of those who receive it. [8]
20	Wisdom calls out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares. ⓦ
21	She cries out above [9] the commotion; she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:
22	“How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers ⓧ enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge? ⓨ
23	If you respond to my warning, [10] ⓩ then I will pour out my spirit on you ⓐ and teach you my words.
24	Since I called out and you refused, ⓑ extended my hand and no one paid attention, ⓒ
25	since you neglected all my counsel ⓓ and did not accept my correction,
26	I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. ⓔ I will mock when terror strikes you,
27	when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you.
28	Then they will call me, but I won’t answer; they will search for me, but won’t find me. ⓕ
29	Because they hated knowledge, didn’t choose to fear the LORD, ⓖ
30	were not interested in my counsel, and rejected all my correction, ⓗ
31	they will eat the fruit of their way ⓘ and be glutted with their own schemes. ⓙ
32	For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them, ⓚ and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33	But whoever listens to me will live securely and be free from the fear of danger.” ⓛ

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