Proverbs 1 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Usefulness of Proverbs

1 The proverbs ^H4912 of Solomon ^H8010 the son ^H1121 of David ^H1732, king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478:

2 To know ^H3045 wisdom ^H2451 and instruction ^H4148,

To discern ^H995 the sayings ^H561 of understanding ^H998,

3 To receive ^H3947 instruction ^H4148 in wise ^H7919 behavior ^H7919,

Righteousness ^H6664, justice ^H4941, and integrity ^H4339;

4 To give ^H5414 prudence ^H6195 to the naive ^H6612,

To the youth ^H5288 knowledge ^H1847 and discretion ^H4209,

5 A wise ^H2450 person ^H2450 will hear ^H8085 and increase ^H3254 in learning ^H3948,

And a person of understanding ^H995 will acquire ^H7069 wise ^H8458 counsel ^H8458,

6 To understand ^H995 a proverb ^H4912 and a saying ^H4426,

The words ^H1697 of the wise ^H2450 and their riddles ^H2420.

7 The fear ^H3374 of the LORD ^H3068 is the beginning ^H7225 of knowledge ^H1847;

Fools ^H191 despise ^H936 wisdom ^H2451 and instruction ^H4148.

The Enticement of Sinners

8 Listen ^H8085, my son ^H1121, to your father’s ^H1 instruction ^H4148,

And do not ignore ^H5203 your mother’s ^H517 teaching ^H8451;

9 For ^H3588 they are a graceful ^H2580 wreath ^H3880 for your head ^H7218

And necklaces ^H6060 for your neck ^H1621.

10 My son ^H1121, if ^H518 sinners ^H2400 entice ^H6601 you,

Do not consent ^H14.

11 If ^H518 they say ^H559, “Come ^H1980 with us,

Let’s lie ^H693 in ^H693 wait ^H693 for blood ^H1818,

Let’s ambush ^H6845 the innocent ^H5355 without ^H2600 cause ^H2600;

12 Let’s swallow ^H1104 them alive ^H2416 like Sheol ^H7585,

Even whole ^H8549, like those who go ^H3381 down ^H3381 to the pit ^H953;

13 We will find ^H4672 all ^H3605 kinds of precious ^H3368 wealth ^H1952,

We will fill ^H4390 our houses ^H1004 with plunder ^H7998;

14 Throw ^H5307 in your lot ^H1486 [fn]with us;

We will all ^H3605 have ^H1961 one ^H259 money ^H3599 bag ^H3599,”

15 My son ^H1121, do not walk ^H1980 on the way ^H1870 with them.

Keep ^H4513 your feet ^H7272 from ^H4513 H4480 their path ^H5410,

16 For their feet ^H7272 run ^H7323 to evil ^H7451,

And they are ^H4116 quick ^H4116 to shed ^H8210 blood ^H1818.

17 Indeed ^H3588, it is [fn]useless ^H2600 to spread ^H2219 the baited net ^H7568

In the sight ^H5869 of any ^H3605 [fn]bird ^H1167 H3671;

18 But they lie ^H693 in ^H693 wait ^H693 for their own blood ^H1818;

They ambush ^H6845 their own lives ^H5315.

19 Such ^H3651 are the ways ^H734 of everyone ^H3605 who makes ^H1214 unjust ^H1215 gain ^H1215;

It takes ^H3947 away the life ^H5315 of its possessors ^H1167.

Wisdom Warns

20 Wisdom ^H2451 shouts ^H7442 in the street ^H2351,

She [fn]raises ^H5414 her voice ^H6963 in the public ^H7339 square ^H7339;

21 At the head ^H7218 of the noisy ^H1993 streets she cries ^H7121 out ^H7121;

At the entrance ^H6607 of the gates ^H8179 in the city ^H5892 she declares ^H559 her sayings ^H561:

22 “How ^H4970 long ^H5704 H4970, you naive ^H6612 ones ^H6612, will you love ^H157 simplistic ^H6612 thinking ^H6612?

And how long will scoffers ^H3887 delight ^H2530 themselves in scoffing ^H3944

And fools ^H3684 hate ^H8130 knowledge ^H1847?

23 “Turn ^H7725 to my rebuke ^H8433,

Behold ^H2009, I will pour ^H5042 out ^H5042 my spirit ^H7307 on you;

I will make ^H3045 my words ^H1697 known ^H3045 to you.

24 “Because ^H3282 I called ^H7121 and you refused ^H3985,

I stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186 my hand ^H3027 and no ^H369 one ^H369 paid ^H7181 attention ^H7181;

25 And you neglected ^H6544 all ^H3605 my advice ^H6098

And did not want ^H14 my rebuke ^H8433;

26 I will also ^H1571 laugh ^H7832 at your disaster ^H343;

I will mock ^H3932 when your dread ^H6343 comes ^H935,

27 When your dread ^H6343 comes ^H935 like a storm ^H7584

And your disaster ^H343 comes ^H857 like a whirlwind ^H5492,

When distress ^H6869 and anguish ^H6695 come ^H935 upon you.

28 “Then ^H227 they will call ^H7121 on me, but I will not answer ^H6030;

They will seek ^H7836 me diligently ^H7836 but will not find ^H4672 me,

29 Because ^H8478 H3588 they hated ^H8130 knowledge ^H1847

And did not choose ^H977 the fear ^H3374 of the LORD ^H3068.

30 “They did not accept ^H14 my advice ^H6098,

They disdainfully ^H5006 rejected ^H5006 every ^H3605 rebuke ^H8433 from me.

31 “So they shall eat ^H398 of the fruit ^H6529 of their own way ^H1870,

And be filled ^H7646 with their own schemes ^H4156.

32 “For the faithlessness ^H4878 of the naive ^H6612 will kill ^H2026 them,

And the complacency ^H7962 of fools ^H3684 will destroy ^H6 them.

33 “But whoever listens ^H8085 to me will live ^H7931 securely ^H983

And will be ^H7599 at ^H7599 ease ^H7599 from the dread ^H6343 of evil ^H7451.”