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Proverbs 1:1--9:18

The proverbs
<04912>

of Solomon
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the son
<01121>

of David
<01732>_,

king
<04428>

of Israel
<03478>_;

To know
<03045> (8800)

wisdom
<02451>

and instruction
<04148>_;

to perceive
<0995> (8687)

the words
<0561>

of understanding
<0998>_;

To receive
<03947> (8800)

the instruction
<04148>

of wisdom
<07919> (8687)_,

justice
<06664>_,

and judgment
<04941>_,

and equity
<04339>_;

{equity: Heb. equities}

To give
<05414> (8800)

subtilty
<06195>

to the simple
<06612>_,

to the young man
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knowledge
<01847>

and discretion
<04209>_.

{discretion: or, advisement}

A wise
<02450>

[man] will hear
<08085> (8799)_,

and will increase
<03254> (8686)

learning
<03948>_;

and a man of understanding
<0995> (8737)

shall attain
<07069> (8799)

unto wise counsels
<08458>_:

To understand
<0995> (8687)

a proverb
<04912>_,

and the interpretation
<04426>_;

the words
<01697>

of the wise
<02450>_,

and their dark sayings
<02420>_.

{the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech}

The fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] the beginning
<07225>

of knowledge
<01847>_:

[but] fools
<0191>

despise
<0936> (8804)

wisdom
<02451>

and instruction
<04148>_.

{the beginning: or, the principal part}

My son
<01121>_,

hear
<08085> (8798)

the instruction
<04148>

of thy father
<01>_,

and forsake
<05203> (8799)

not the law
<08451>

of thy mother
<0517>_:

For they [shall be] an ornament
<03880>

of grace
<02580>

unto thy head
<07218>_,

and chains
<06060>

about thy neck
<01621>_.

{an...: Heb. an adding}

My son
<01121>_,

if sinners
<02400>

entice
<06601> (8762)

thee, consent
<014> (8799)

thou not.

If they say
<0559> (8799)_,

Come
<03212> (8798)

with us, let us lay wait
<0693> (8799)

for blood
<01818>_,

let us lurk
<06845> (8799)

privily for the innocent
<05355>

without cause
<02600>_:

Let us swallow them up
<01104> (8799)

alive
<02416>

as the grave
<07585>_;

and whole
<08549>_,

as those that go down
<03381> (8802)

into the pit
<0953>_:

We shall find
<04672> (8799)

all precious
<03368>

substance
<01952>_,

we shall fill
<04390> (8762)

our houses
<01004>

with spoil
<07998>_:

Cast
<05307> (8686)

in thy lot
<01486>

among
<08432>

us; let us all have one
<0259>

purse
<03599>_:

My son
<01121>_,

walk
<03212> (8799)

not thou in the way
<01870>

with them; refrain
<04513> (8798)

thy foot
<07272>

from their path
<05410>_:

For their feet
<07272>

run
<07323> (8799)

to evil
<07451>_,

and make haste
<04116> (8762)

to shed
<08210> (8800)

blood
<01818>_.

Surely in vain
<02600>

the net
<07568>

is spread
<02219> (8794)

in the sight
<05869>

of any bird
<01167> <03671>_.

{in the...: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing}

And they lay wait
<0693> (8799)

for their [own] blood
<01818>_;

they lurk privily
<06845> (8799)

for their [own] lives
<05315>_.

So [are] the ways
<0734>

of every one that is greedy
<01214> (8802)

of gain
<01215>_;

[which] taketh away
<03947> (8799)

the life
<05315>

of the owners
<01167>

thereof.

Wisdom
<02454>

crieth
<07442> (8799)

without
<02351>_;

she uttereth
<05414> (8799)

her voice
<06963>

in the streets
<07339>_:

{Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom}

She crieth
<07121> (8799)

in the chief place
<07218>

of concourse
<01993> (8802)_,

in the openings
<06607>

of the gates
<08179>_:

in the city
<05892>

she uttereth
<0559> (8799)

her words
<0561>_,

[saying],

How long, ye simple ones
<06612>_,

will ye love
<0157> (8799)

simplicity
<06612>_?

and the scorners
<03887> (8801)

delight
<02530> (8804)

in their scorning
<03944>_,

and fools
<03684>

hate
<08130> (8799)

knowledge
<01847>_?

Turn
<07725> (8799)

you at my reproof
<08433>_:

behold, I will pour out
<05042> (8686)

my spirit
<07307>

unto you, I will make known
<03045> (8686)

my words
<01697>

unto you.

Because I have called
<07121> (8804)_,

and ye refused
<03985> (8762)_;

I have stretched out
<05186> (8804)

my hand
<03027>_,

and no man regarded
<07181> (8688)_;

But ye have set at nought
<06544> (8799)

all my counsel
<06098>_,

and would
<014> (8804)

none of my reproof
<08433>_:

I also will laugh
<07832> (8799)

at your calamity
<0343>_;

I will mock
<03932> (8799)

when your fear
<06343>

cometh
<0935> (8800)_;

When your fear
<06343>

cometh
<0935> (8800)

as desolation
<07722> (8675) <07584>_,

and your destruction
<0343>

cometh
<0857> (8799)

as a whirlwind
<05492>_;

when distress
<06869>

and anguish
<06695>

cometh
<0935> (8800)

upon you.

Then shall they call
<07121> (8799)

upon me, but I will not answer
<06030> (8799)_;

they shall seek me early
<07836> (8762)_,

but they shall not find
<04672> (8799)

me:

For that they hated
<08130> (8804)

knowledge
<01847>_,

and did not choose
<0977> (8804)

the fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>_:

They would
<014> (8804)

none of my counsel
<06098>_:

they despised
<05006> (8804)

all my reproof
<08433>_.

Therefore shall they eat
<0398> (8799)

of the fruit
<06529>

of their own way
<01870>_,

and be filled
<07646> (8799)

with their own devices
<04156>_.

For the turning away
<04878>

of the simple
<06612>

shall slay
<02026> (8799)

them, and the prosperity
<07962>

of fools
<03684>

shall destroy
<06> (8762)

them. {turning...: or, ease of the simple}

But whoso hearkeneth
<08085> (8802)

unto me shall dwell
<07931> (8799)

safely
<0983>_,

and shall be quiet
<07599> (8768)

from fear
<06343>

of evil
<07451>_.

My son
<01121>_,

if thou wilt receive
<03947> (8799)

my words
<0561>_,

and hide
<06845> (8799)

my commandments
<04687>

with thee;

So that thou incline
<07181> (8687)

thine ear
<0241>

unto wisdom
<02451>_,

[and] apply
<05186> (8686)

thine heart
<03820>

to understanding
<08394>_;

Yea, if thou criest
<07121> (8799)

after knowledge
<0998>_,

[and] liftest up
<05414> (8799)

thy voice
<06963>

for understanding
<08394>_;

{liftest...: Heb. givest thy voice}

If thou seekest
<01245> (8762)

her as silver
<03701>_,

and searchest
<02664> (8799)

for her as [for] hid treasures
<04301>_;

Then shalt thou understand
<0995> (8799)

the fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>_,

and find
<04672> (8799)

the knowledge
<01847>

of God
<0430>_.

For the LORD
<03068>

giveth
<05414> (8799)

wisdom
<02451>_:

out of his mouth
<06310>

[cometh] knowledge
<01847>

and understanding
<08394>_.

He layeth up
<06845> (8799) (8675) <06845> (8804)

sound wisdom
<08454>

for the righteous
<03477>_:

[he is] a buckler
<04043>

to them that walk
<01980> (8802)

uprightly
<08537>_.

He keepeth
<05341> (8800)

the paths
<0734>

of judgment
<04941>_,

and preserveth
<08104> (8799)

the way
<01870>

of his saints
<02623>_.

Then shalt thou understand
<0995> (8799)

righteousness
<06664>_,

and judgment
<04941>_,

and equity
<04339>_;

[yea], every good
<02896>

path
<04570>_.

When wisdom
<02451>

entereth
<0935> (8799)

into thine heart
<03820>_,

and knowledge
<01847>

is pleasant
<05276> (8799)

unto thy soul
<05315>_;

Discretion
<04209>

shall preserve
<08104> (8799)

thee, understanding
<08394>

shall keep
<05341> (8799)

thee:

To deliver
<05337> (8687)

thee from the way
<01870>

of the evil
<07451>

[man], from the man
<0376>

that speaketh
<01696> (8764)

froward things
<08419>_;

Who leave
<05800> (8802)

the paths
<0734>

of uprightness
<03476>_,

to walk
<03212> (8800)

in the ways
<01870>

of darkness
<02822>_;

Who rejoice
<08056>

to do
<06213> (8800)

evil
<07451>_,

[and] delight
<01523> (8799)

in the frowardness
<08419>

of the wicked
<07451>_;

Whose ways
<0734>

[are] crooked
<06141>_,

and [they] froward
<03868> (8737)

in their paths
<04570>_:

To deliver
<05337> (8687)

thee from the strange
<02114> (8801)

woman
<0802>_,

[even] from the stranger
<05237>

[which] flattereth
<02505> (8689)

with her words
<0561>_;

Which forsaketh
<05800> (8802)

the guide
<0441>

of her youth
<05271>_,

and forgetteth
<07911> (8804)

the covenant
<01285>

of her God
<0430>_.

For her house
<01004>

inclineth
<07743> (8804)

unto death
<04194>_,

and her paths
<04570>

unto the dead
<07496>_.

None that go
<0935> (8802)

unto her return again
<07725> (8799)_,

neither take they hold
<05381> (8686)

of the paths
<0734>

of life
<02416>_.

That thou mayest walk
<03212> (8799)

in the way
<01870>

of good
<02896>

[men], and keep
<08104> (8799)

the paths
<0734>

of the righteous
<06662>_.

For the upright
<03477>

shall dwell
<07931> (8799)

in the land
<0776>_,

and the perfect
<08549>

shall remain
<03498> (8735)

in it.

But the wicked
<07563>

shall be cut off
<03772> (8735)

from the earth
<0776>_,

and the transgressors
<0898> (8802)

shall be rooted out
<05255> (8799)

of it. {rooted: or, plucked up}

My son
<01121>_,

forget
<07911> (8799)

not my law
<08451>_;

but let thine heart
<03820>

keep
<05341> (8799)

my commandments
<04687>_:

For length
<0753>

of days
<03117>_,

and long
<08141>

life
<02416>_,

and peace
<07965>_,

shall they add
<03254> (8686)

to thee. {long...: Heb. years of life}

Let not mercy
<02617>

and truth
<0571>

forsake
<05800> (8799)

thee: bind
<07194> (8798)

them about thy neck
<01621>_;

write
<03789> (8798)

them upon the table
<03871>

of thine heart
<03820>_:

So shalt thou find
<04672> (8798)

favour
<02580>

and good
<02896>

understanding
<07922>

in the sight
<05869>

of God
<0430>

and man
<0120>_.

{good...: or, good success}

Trust
<0982> (8798)

in the LORD
<03068>

with all thine heart
<03820>_;

and lean
<08172> (8735)

not unto thine own understanding
<0998>_.

In all thy ways
<01870>

acknowledge
<03045> (8798)

him, and he shall direct
<03474> (8762)

thy paths
<0734>_.

Be not wise
<02450>

in thine own eyes
<05869>_:

fear
<03372> (8798)

the LORD
<03068>_,

and depart
<05493> (8798)

from evil
<07451>_.

It shall be health
<07500>

to thy navel
<08270>_,

and marrow
<08250>

to thy bones
<06106>_.

{health: Heb. medicine} {marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening}

Honour
<03513> (8761)

the LORD
<03068>

with thy substance
<01952>_,

and with the firstfruits
<07225>

of all thine increase
<08393>_:

So shall thy barns
<0618>

be filled
<04390> (8735)

with plenty
<07647>_,

and thy presses
<03342>

shall burst out
<06555> (8799)

with new wine
<08492>_.

My son
<01121>_,

despise
<03988> (8799)

not the chastening
<04148>

of the LORD
<03068>_;

neither be weary
<06973> (8799)

of his correction
<08433>_:

For whom the LORD
<03068>

loveth
<0157> (8799)

he correcteth
<03198> (8686)_;

even as a father
<01>

the son
<01121>

[in whom] he delighteth
<07521> (8799)_.

Happy
<0835>

[is] the man
<0120>

[that] findeth
<04672> (8804)

wisdom
<02451>_,

and the man
<0120>

[that] getteth
<06329> (8686)

understanding
<08394>_.

{that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding}

For the merchandise
<05504>

of it [is] better
<02896>

than the merchandise
<05505>

of silver
<03701>_,

and the gain
<08393>

thereof than fine gold
<02742>_.

She [is] more precious
<03368>

than rubies
<06443>_:

and all the things thou canst desire
<02656>

are not to be compared
<07737> (8799)

unto her.

Length
<0753>

of days
<03117>

[is] in her right hand
<03225>_;

[and] in her left hand
<08040>

riches
<06239>

and honour
<03519>_.

Her ways
<01870>

[are] ways
<01870>

of pleasantness
<05278>_,

and all her paths
<05410>

[are] peace
<07965>_.

She [is] a tree
<06086>

of life
<02416>

to them that lay hold
<02388> (8688)

upon her: and happy
<0833> (8794)

[is every one] that retaineth
<08551> (8802)

her.

The LORD
<03068>

by wisdom
<02451>

hath founded
<03245> (8804)

the earth
<0776>_;

by understanding
<08394>

hath he established
<03559> (8790)

the heavens
<08064>_.

{established: or, prepared}

By his knowledge
<01847>

the depths
<08415>

are broken up
<01234> (8738)_,

and the clouds
<07834>

drop down
<07491> (8799)

the dew
<02919>_.

My son
<01121>_,

let not them depart
<03868> (8799)

from thine eyes
<05869>_:

keep
<05341> (8798)

sound wisdom
<08454>

and discretion
<04209>_:

So shall they be life
<02416>

unto thy soul
<05315>_,

and grace
<02580>

to thy neck
<01621>_.

Then shalt thou walk
<03212> (8799)

in thy way
<01870>

safely
<0983>_,

and thy foot
<07272>

shall not stumble
<05062> (8799)_.

When thou liest down
<07901> (8799)_,

thou shalt not be afraid
<06342> (8799)_:

yea, thou shalt lie down
<07901> (8804)_,

and thy sleep
<08142>

shall be sweet
<06149> (8804)_.

Be not afraid
<03372> (8799)

of sudden
<06597>

fear
<06343>_,

neither of the desolation
<07722>

of the wicked
<07563>_,

when it cometh
<0935> (8799)_.

For the LORD
<03068>

shall be thy confidence
<03689>_,

and shall keep
<08104> (8804)

thy foot
<07272>

from being taken
<03921>_.

Withhold
<04513> (8799)

not good
<02896>

from them to whom it is due
<01167>_,

when it is in the power
<0410>

of thine hand
<03027>

to do
<06213> (8800)

[it]. {them...: Heb. the owners thereof}

Say
<0559> (8799)

not unto thy neighbour
<07453>_,

Go
<03212> (8798)_,

and come again
<07725> (8798)_,

and to morrow
<04279>

I will give
<05414> (8799)_;

when thou hast
<03426>

it by thee.

Devise
<02790> (8799)

not evil
<07451>

against thy neighbour
<07453>_,

seeing he dwelleth
<03427> (8802)

securely
<0983>

by thee. {Devise...: or, Practise no evil}

Strive
<07378> (8799)

not with a man
<0120>

without cause
<02600>_,

if he have done
<01580> (8804)

thee no harm
<07451>_.

Envy
<07065> (8762)

thou not the oppressor
<0376> <02555>_,

and choose
<0977> (8799)

none of his ways
<01870>_.

{the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}

For the froward
<03868> (8737)

[is] abomination
<08441>

to the LORD
<03068>_:

but his secret
<05475>

[is] with the righteous
<03477>_.

The curse
<03994>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] in the house
<01004>

of the wicked
<07563>_:

but he blesseth
<01288> (8762)

the habitation
<05116>

of the just
<06662>_.

Surely he scorneth
<03887> (8686)

the scorners
<03887> (8801)_:

but he giveth
<05414> (8799)

grace
<02580>

unto the lowly
<06035> (8675) <06041>_.

The wise
<02450>

shall inherit
<05157> (8799)

glory
<03519>_:

but shame
<07036>

shall be the promotion
<07311> (8688)

of fools
<03684>_.

{shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools}

Hear
<08085> (8798)_,

ye children
<01121>_,

the instruction
<04148>

of a father
<01>_,

and attend
<07181> (8685)

to know
<03045> (8800)

understanding
<0998>_.

For I give
<05414> (8804)

you good
<02896>

doctrine
<03948>_,

forsake
<05800> (8799)

ye not my law
<08451>_.

For I was my father's
<01>

son
<01121>_,

tender
<07390>

and only
<03173>

[beloved] in the sight
<06440>

of my mother
<0517>_.

He taught
<03384> (8686)

me also, and said
<0559> (8799)

unto me, Let thine heart
<03820>

retain
<08551> (8799)

my words
<01697>_:

keep
<08104> (8798)

my commandments
<04687>_,

and live
<02421> (8798)_.

Get
<07069> (8798)

wisdom
<02451>_,

get
<07069> (8798)

understanding
<0998>_:

forget
<07911> (8799)

[it] not; neither decline
<05186> (8799)

from the words
<0561>

of my mouth
<06310>_.

Forsake
<05800> (8799)

her not, and she shall preserve
<08104> (8799)

thee: love
<0157> (8798)

her, and she shall keep
<05341> (8799)

thee.

Wisdom
<02451>

[is] the principal thing
<07225>_;

[therefore] get
<07069> (8798)

wisdom
<02451>_:

and with all thy getting
<07075>

get understanding
<0998>_.

Exalt
<05549> (8769)

her, and she shall promote
<07311> (8787)

thee: she shall bring thee to honour
<03513> (8762)_,

when thou dost embrace
<02263> (8762)

her.

She shall give
<05414> (8799)

to thine head
<07218>

an ornament
<03880>

of grace
<02580>_:

a crown
<05850>

of glory
<08597>

shall she deliver
<04042> (8762)

to thee. {a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory}

Hear
<08085> (8798)_,

O my son
<01121>_,

and receive
<03947> (8798)

my sayings
<0561>_;

and the years
<08141>

of thy life
<02416>

shall be many
<07235> (8799)_.

I have taught
<03384> (8689)

thee in the way
<01870>

of wisdom
<02451>_;

I have led
<01869> (8689)

thee in right
<03476>

paths
<04570>_.

When thou goest
<03212> (8800)_,

thy steps
<06806>

shall not be straitened
<03334> (8799)_;

and when thou runnest
<07323> (8799)_,

thou shalt not stumble
<03782> (8735)_.

Take fast hold
<02388> (8685)

of instruction
<04148>_;

let [her] not go
<07503> (8686)_:

keep
<05341> (8798)

her; for she [is] thy life
<02416>_.

Enter
<0935> (8799)

not into the path
<0734>

of the wicked
<07563>_,

and go
<0833> (8762)

not in the way
<01870>

of evil
<07451>

[men].

Avoid
<06544> (8798)

it, pass
<05674> (8799)

not by it, turn
<07847> (8798)

from it, and pass away
<05674> (8798)_.

For they sleep
<03462> (8799)

not, except they have done mischief
<07489> (8686)_;

and their sleep
<08142>

is taken away
<01497> (8738)_,

unless they cause [some] to fall
<03782> (8686) (8675) <03782> (8799)_.

For they eat
<03898> (8804)

the bread
<03899>

of wickedness
<07562>_,

and drink
<08354> (8799)

the wine
<03196>

of violence
<02555>_.

But the path
<0734>

of the just
<06662>

[is] as the shining
<05051>

light
<0216>_,

that shineth
<0215> (8804)

more
<01980> (8802)

and more unto the perfect
<03559> (8737)

day
<03117>_.

The way
<01870>

of the wicked
<07563>

[is] as darkness
<0653>_:

they know
<03045> (8804)

not at what they stumble
<03782> (8735)_.

My son
<01121>_,

attend
<07181> (8685)

to my words
<01697>_;

incline
<05186> (8685)

thine ear
<0241>

unto my sayings
<0561>_.

Let them not depart
<03868> (8686)

from thine eyes
<05869>_;

keep
<08104> (8798)

them in the midst
<08432>

of thine heart
<03824>_.

For they [are] life
<02416>

unto those that find
<04672> (8802)

them, and health
<04832>

to all their flesh
<01320>_.

{health: Heb. medicine}

Keep
<05341> (8798)

thy heart
<03820>

with all diligence
<04929>_;

for out of it [are] the issues
<08444>

of life
<02416>_.

{with...: Heb. above all keeping}

Put away
<05493> (8685)

from thee a froward
<06143>

mouth
<06310>_,

and perverse
<03891>

lips
<08193>

put far
<07368> (8685)

from thee. {a froward...: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips}

Let thine eyes
<05869>

look
<05027> (8686)

right on
<05227>_,

and let thine eyelids
<06079>

look straight
<03474> (8686)

before thee.

Ponder
<06424> (8761)

the path
<04570>

of thy feet
<07272>_,

and let all thy ways
<01870>

be established
<03559> (8735)_.

{let...: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright}

Turn
<05186> (8799)

not to the right hand
<03225>

nor to the left
<08040>_:

remove
<05493> (8685)

thy foot
<07272>

from evil
<07451>_.

My son
<01121>_,

attend
<07181> (8685)

unto my wisdom
<02451>_,

[and] bow
<05186> (8685)

thine ear
<0241>

to my understanding
<08394>_:

That thou mayest regard
<08104> (8800)

discretion
<04209>_,

and [that] thy lips
<08193>

may keep
<05341> (8799)

knowledge
<01847>_.

For the lips
<08193>

of a strange woman
<02114> (8801)

drop
<05197> (8799)

[as] an honeycomb
<05317>_,

and her mouth
<02441>

[is] smoother
<02509>

than oil
<08081>_:

{mouth: Heb. palate}

But her end
<0319>

is bitter
<04751>

as wormwood
<03939>_,

sharp
<02299>

as a twoedged
<06310>

sword
<02719>_.

Her feet
<07272>

go down
<03381> (8802)

to death
<04194>_;

her steps
<06806>

take hold
<08551> (8799)

on hell
<07585>_.

Lest thou shouldest ponder
<06424> (8762)

the path
<0734>

of life
<02416>_,

her ways
<04570>

are moveable
<05128> (8804)_,

[that] thou canst not know
<03045> (8799)

[them].

Hear
<08085> (8798)

me now therefore, O ye children
<01121>_,

and depart
<05493> (8799)

not from the words
<0561>

of my mouth
<06310>_.

Remove
<07368> (0)

thy way
<01870>

far
<07368> (8685)

from her, and come not nigh
<07126> (8799)

the door
<06607>

of her house
<01004>_:

Lest thou give
<05414> (8799)

thine honour
<01935>

unto others
<0312>_,

and thy years
<08141>

unto the cruel
<0394>_:

Lest strangers
<02114> (8801)

be filled
<07646> (8799)

with thy wealth
<03581>_;

and thy labours
<06089>

[be] in the house
<01004>

of a stranger
<05237>_;

{thy wealth: Heb. thy strength}

And thou mourn
<05098> (8804)

at the last
<0319>_,

when thy flesh
<01320>

and thy body
<07607>

are consumed
<03615> (8800)_,

And say
<0559> (8804)_,

How have I hated
<08130> (8804)

instruction
<04148>_,

and my heart
<03820>

despised
<05006> (8804)

reproof
<08433>_;

And have not obeyed
<08085> (8804)

the voice
<06963>

of my teachers
<03384> (8688)_,

nor inclined
<05186> (8689)

mine ear
<0241>

to them that instructed
<03925> (8764)

me!

I was almost
<04592>

in all evil
<07451>

in the midst
<08432>

of the congregation
<06951>

and assembly
<05712>_.

Drink
<08354> (8798)

waters
<04325>

out of thine own cistern
<0953>_,

and running waters
<05140> (8802)

out of
<08432>

thine own well
<0875>_.

Let thy fountains
<04599>

be dispersed
<06327> (8799)

abroad
<02351>_,

[and] rivers
<06388>

of waters
<04325>

in the streets
<07339>_.

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers
<02114> (8801)_'

with thee.

Let thy fountain
<04726>

be blessed
<01288> (8803)_:

and rejoice
<08055> (8798)

with the wife
<0802>

of thy youth
<05271>_.

[Let her be as] the loving
<0158>

hind
<0365>

and pleasant
<02580>

roe
<03280>_;

let her breasts
<01717>

satisfy
<07301> (8762)

thee at all times
<06256>_;

and be thou ravished
<07686> (8799)

always
<08548>

with her love
<0160>_.

{satisfy...: Heb. water thee} {be thou...: Heb. err thou always in her love}

And why wilt thou, my son
<01121>_,

be ravished
<07686> (8799)

with a strange woman
<02114> (8801)_,

and embrace
<02263> (8762)

the bosom
<02436>

of a stranger
<05237>_?

For the ways
<01870>

of man
<0376>

[are] before
<05227>

the eyes
<05869>

of the LORD
<03068>_,

and he pondereth
<06424> (8764)

all his goings
<04570>_.

His own iniquities
<05771>

shall take
<03920> (8799)

the wicked
<07563>

himself, and he shall be holden
<08551> (8735)

with the cords
<02256>

of his sins
<02403>_.

{sins: Heb. sin}

He shall die
<04191> (8799)

without instruction
<04148>_;

and in the greatness
<07230>

of his folly
<0200>

he shall go astray
<07686> (8799)_.

My son
<01121>_,

if thou be surety
<06148> (8804)

for thy friend
<07453>_,

[if] thou hast stricken
<08628> (8804)

thy hand
<03709>

with a stranger
<02114> (8801)_,

Thou art snared
<03369> (8738)

with the words
<0561>

of thy mouth
<06310>_,

thou art taken
<03920> (8738)

with the words
<0561>

of thy mouth
<06310>_.

Do
<06213> (8798)

this now
<0645>_,

my son
<01121>_,

and deliver
<05337> (8734)

thyself, when thou art come
<0935> (8804)

into the hand
<03709>

of thy friend
<07453>_;

go
<03212> (8798)_,

humble
<07511> (8690)

thyself, and make sure
<07292> (8798)

thy friend
<07453>_.

{and make...: or, so shalt thou prevail with thy friend}

Give
<05414> (8799)

not sleep
<08142>

to thine eyes
<05869>_,

nor slumber
<08572>

to thine eyelids
<06079>_.

Deliver
<05337> (8734)

thyself as a roe
<06643>

from the hand
<03027>

[of the hunter], and as a bird
<06833>

from the hand
<03027>

of the fowler
<03353>_.

Go
<03212> (8798)

to the ant
<05244>_,

thou sluggard
<06102>_;

consider
<07200> (8798)

her ways
<01870>_,

and be wise
<02449> (8798)_:

Which having no guide
<07101>_,

overseer
<07860> (8802)_,

or ruler
<04910> (8802)_,

Provideth
<03559> (8686)

her meat
<03899>

in the summer
<07019>_,

[and] gathereth
<0103> (8804)

her food
<03978>

in the harvest
<07105>_.

How long wilt thou sleep
<07901> (8799)_,

O sluggard
<06102>_?

when wilt thou arise
<06965> (8799)

out of thy sleep
<08142>_?

[Yet] a little
<04592>

sleep
<08142>_,

a little
<04592>

slumber
<08572>_,

a little
<04592>

folding
<02264>

of the hands
<03027>

to sleep
<07901> (8800)_:

So shall thy poverty
<07389>

come
<0935> (8804)

as one that travelleth
<01980> (8764)_,

and thy want
<04270>

as an armed
<04043>

man
<0376>_.

A naughty
<01100>

person
<0120>_,

a wicked
<0205>

man
<0376>_,

walketh
<01980> (8802)

with a froward
<06143>

mouth
<06310>_.

He winketh
<07169> (8802)

with his eyes
<05869>_,

he speaketh
<04448> (8802)

with his feet
<07272>_,

he teacheth
<03384> (8688)

with his fingers
<0676>_;

Frowardness
<08419>

[is] in his heart
<03820>_,

he deviseth
<02790> (8802)

mischief
<07451>

continually
<06256>_;

he soweth
<07971> (8762)

discord
<04066> (8675) <04090>_.

{soweth: Heb. casteth forth}

Therefore shall his calamity
<0343>

come
<0935> (8799)

suddenly
<06597>_;

suddenly
<06621>

shall he be broken
<07665> (8735)

without remedy
<04832>_.

These six
<08337>

[things] doth the LORD
<03068>

hate
<08130> (8804)_:

yea, seven
<07651>

[are] an abomination
<08441>

unto him
<05315>_:

{unto...: Heb. of his soul}

A proud
<07311> (8802)

look
<05869>_,

a lying
<08267>

tongue
<03956>_,

and hands
<03027>

that shed
<08210> (8802)

innocent
<05355>

blood
<01818>_,

{A proud...: Heb. Haughty eyes}

An heart
<03820>

that deviseth
<02790> (8802)

wicked
<0205>

imaginations
<04284>_,

feet
<07272>

that be swift
<04116> (8764)

in running
<07323> (8800)

to mischief
<07451>_,

A false
<08267>

witness
<05707>

[that] speaketh
<06315> (8686)

lies
<03577>_,

and he that soweth
<07971> (8764)

discord
<04090>

among brethren
<0251>_.

My son
<01121>_,

keep
<05341> (8798)

thy father's
<01>

commandment
<04687>_,

and forsake
<05203> (8799)

not the law
<08451>

of thy mother
<0517>_:

Bind
<07194> (8798)

them continually
<08548>

upon thine heart
<03820>_,

[and] tie
<06029> (8798)

them about thy neck
<01621>_.

When thou goest
<01980> (8692)_,

it shall lead
<05148> (8686)

thee; when thou sleepest
<07901> (8800)_,

it shall keep
<08104> (8799)

thee; and [when] thou awakest
<06974> (8689)_,

it shall talk
<07878> (8799)

with thee.

For the commandment
<04687>

[is] a lamp
<05216>_;

and the law
<08451>

[is] light
<0216>_;

and reproofs
<08433>

of instruction
<04148>

[are] the way
<01870>

of life
<02416>_:

{lamp: or, candle}

To keep
<08104> (8800)

thee from the evil
<07451>

woman
<0802>_,

from the flattery
<02513>

of the tongue
<03956>

of a strange woman
<05237>_.

{of the...: or, of the strange tongue}

Lust
<02530> (8799)

not after her beauty
<03308>

in thine heart
<03824>_;

neither let her take
<03947> (8799)

thee with her eyelids
<06079>_.

For by means of
<01157>

a whorish
<02181> (8802)

woman
<0802>

[a man is brought] to a piece
<03603>

of bread
<03899>_:

and the adulteress
<0802> <0376>

will hunt
<06679> (8799)

for the precious
<03368>

life
<05315>_.

{the adulteress: Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man's wife}

Can a man
<0376>

take
<02846> (8799)

fire
<0784>

in his bosom
<02436>_,

and his clothes
<0899>

not be burned
<08313> (8735)_?

Can one
<0376>

go
<01980> (8762)

upon hot coals
<01513>_,

and his feet
<07272>

not be burned
<03554> (8735)_?

So he that goeth in
<0935> (8802)

to his neighbour's
<07453>

wife
<0802>_;

whosoever toucheth
<05060> (8802)

her shall not be innocent
<05352> (8735)_.

[Men] do not despise
<0936> (8799)

a thief
<01590>_,

if he steal
<01589> (8799)

to satisfy
<04390> (8763)

his soul
<05315>

when he is hungry
<07456> (8799)_;

But [if] he be found
<04672> (8738)_,

he shall restore
<07999> (8762)

sevenfold
<07659>_;

he shall give
<05414> (8799)

all the substance
<01952>

of his house
<01004>_.

[But] whoso committeth adultery
<05003> (8802)

with a woman
<0802>

lacketh
<02638>

understanding
<03820>_:

he [that] doeth
<06213> (8799)

it destroyeth
<07843> (8688)

his own soul
<05315>_.

{understanding: Heb. heart}

A wound
<05061>

and dishonour
<07036>

shall he get
<04672> (8799)_;

and his reproach
<02781>

shall not be wiped away
<04229> (8735)_.

For jealousy
<07068>

[is] the rage
<02534>

of a man
<01397>_:

therefore he will not spare
<02550> (8799)

in the day
<03117>

of vengeance
<05359>_.

He will not regard
<05375> (8799) <06440>

any ransom
<03724>_;

neither will he rest content
<014> (8799)_,

though thou givest many
<07235> (8686)

gifts
<07810>_.

{He will...: Heb. He will not accept the face of any ransom}

My son
<01121>_,

keep
<08104> (8798)

my words
<0561>_,

and lay up
<06845> (8799)

my commandments
<04687>

with thee.

Keep
<08104> (8798)

my commandments
<04687>_,

and live
<02421> (8798)_;

and my law
<08451>

as the apple
<0380>

of thine eye
<05869>_.

Bind
<07194> (8798)

them upon thy fingers
<0676>_,

write
<03789> (8798)

them upon the table
<03871>

of thine heart
<03820>_.

Say
<0559> (8798)

unto wisdom
<02451>_,

Thou [art] my sister
<0269>_;

and call
<07121> (8799)

understanding
<0998>

[thy] kinswoman
<04129>_:

That they may keep
<08104> (8800)

thee from the strange
<02114> (8801)

woman
<0802>_,

from the stranger
<05237>

[which] flattereth
<02505> (8689)

with her words
<0561>_.

For at the window
<02474>

of my house
<01004>

I looked
<08259> (8738)

through my casement
<0822>_,

And beheld
<07200> (8799)

among the simple ones
<06612>_,

I discerned
<0995> (8799)

among the youths
<01121>_,

a young man
<05288>

void
<02638>

of understanding
<03820>_,

{the youths: Heb. the sons}

Passing through
<05674> (8802)

the street
<07784>

near
<0681>

her corner
<06434>_;

and he went
<06805> (8799)

the way
<01870>

to her house
<01004>_,

In the twilight
<05399>_,

in the evening
<03117> <06153>_,

in the black
<0380>

and dark
<0653>

night
<03915>_:

{in the evening: Heb. in the evening of days}

And, behold, there met
<07125> (8800)

him a woman
<0802>

[with] the attire
<07897>

of an harlot
<02181> (8802)_,

and subtil
<05341> (8803)

of heart
<03820>_.

(She [is] loud
<01993> (8802)

and stubborn
<05637> (8802)_;

her feet
<07272>

abide
<07931> (8799)

not in her house
<01004>_:

Now
<06471>

[is she] without
<02351>_,

now
<06471>

in the streets
<07339>_,

and lieth in wait
<0693> (8799)

at
<0681>

every corner
<06438>.)

So she caught
<02388> (8689)

him, and kissed
<05401> (8804)

him, [and] with an impudent
<05810> (8689)

face
<06440>

said
<0559> (8799)

unto him, {with...: Heb. she strengthened her face and said}

[I have] peace
<08002>

offerings
<02077>

with me; this day
<03117>

have I payed
<07999> (8765)

my vows
<05088>_.

{I have...: Heb. Peace offerings are upon me}

Therefore came I forth
<03318> (8804)

to meet
<07125> (8800)

thee, diligently to seek
<07836> (8763)

thy face
<06440>_,

and I have found
<04672> (8799)

thee.

I have decked
<07234> (8804)

my bed
<06210>

with coverings
<04765>

of tapestry, with carved
<02405>

[works], with fine linen
<0330>

of Egypt
<04714>_.

I have perfumed
<05130> (8804)

my bed
<04904>

with myrrh
<04753>_,

aloes
<0174>_,

and cinnamon
<07076>_.

Come
<03212> (8798)_,

let us take our fill
<07301> (8799)

of love
<01730>

until the morning
<01242>_:

let us solace
<05965> (8691)

ourselves with loves
<0159>_.

For the goodman
<0376>

[is] not at home
<01004>_,

he is gone
<01980> (8804)

a long
<07350>

journey
<01870>_:

He hath taken
<03947> (8804)

a bag
<06872>

of money
<03701>

with him
<03027>_,

[and] will come
<0935> (8799)

home
<01004>

at the day
<03117>

appointed
<03677>_.

{with...: Heb. in his hand} {the day...: or, the new moon}

With her much
<07230>

fair speech
<03948>

she caused him to yield
<05186> (8689)_,

with the flattering
<02506>

of her lips
<08193>

she forced
<05080> (8686)

him.

He goeth
<01980> (8802)

after
<0310>

her straightway
<06597>_,

as an ox
<07794>

goeth
<0935> (8799)

to the slaughter
<02874>_,

or as a fool
<0191>

to the correction
<04148>

of the stocks
<05914>_;

{straightway: Heb. suddenly}

Till a dart
<02671>

strike
<06398> (8762)

through his liver
<03516>_;

as a bird
<06833>

hasteth
<04116> (8763)

to the snare
<06341>_,

and knoweth
<03045> (8804)

not that it [is] for his life
<05315>_.

Hearken
<08085> (8798)

unto me now therefore, O ye children
<01121>_,

and attend
<07181> (8685)

to the words
<0561>

of my mouth
<06310>_.

Let not thine heart
<03820>

decline
<07847> (8799)

to her ways
<01870>_,

go not astray
<08582> (8799)

in her paths
<05410>_.

For she hath cast down
<05307> (8689)

many
<07227>

wounded
<02491>_:

yea, many strong
<06099>

[men] have been slain
<02026> (8803)

by her.

Her house
<01004>

[is] the way
<01870>

to hell
<07585>_,

going down
<03381> (8802)

to the chambers
<02315>

of death
<04194>_.

Doth not wisdom
<02451>

cry
<07121> (8799)_?

and understanding
<08394>

put forth
<05414> (8799)

her voice
<06963>_?

She standeth
<05324> (8738)

in the top
<07218>

of high places
<04791>_,

by the way
<01870>

in the places
<01004>

of the paths
<05410>_.

She crieth
<07442> (8799)

at
<03027>

the gates
<08179>_,

at the entry
<06310>

of the city
<07176>_,

at the coming
<03996>

in at the doors
<06607>_.

Unto you, O men
<0376>_,

I call
<07121> (8799)_;

and my voice
<06963>

[is] to the sons
<01121>

of man
<0120>_.

O ye simple
<06612>_,

understand
<0995> (8685)

wisdom
<06195>_:

and, ye fools
<03684>_,

be ye of an understanding
<0995> (8685)

heart
<03820>_.

Hear
<08085> (8798)_;

for I will speak
<01696> (8762)

of excellent things
<05057>_;

and the opening
<04669>

of my lips
<08193>

[shall be] right things
<04339>_.

For my mouth
<02441>

shall speak
<01897> (8799)

truth
<0571>_;

and wickedness
<07562>

[is] an abomination
<08441>

to my lips
<08193>_.

{an...: Heb. the abomination of my lips}

All the words
<0561>

of my mouth
<06310>

[are] in righteousness
<06664>_;

[there is] nothing froward
<06617> (8737)

or perverse
<06141>

in them. {froward: Heb. wreathed}

They [are] all plain
<05228>

to him that understandeth
<0995> (8688)_,

and right
<03477>

to them that find
<04672> (8802)

knowledge
<01847>_.

Receive
<03947> (8798)

my instruction
<04148>_,

and not silver
<03701>_;

and knowledge
<01847>

rather than choice
<0977> (8737)

gold
<02742>_.

For wisdom
<02451>

[is] better
<02896>

than rubies
<06443>_;

and all the things that may be desired
<02656>

are not to be compared
<07737> (8799)

to it.

I wisdom
<02451>

dwell
<07931> (8804)

with prudence
<06195>_,

and find out
<04672> (8799)

knowledge
<01847>

of witty inventions
<04209>_.

{prudence: or, subtilty}

The fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] to hate
<08130> (8800)

evil
<07451>_:

pride
<01344>_,

and arrogancy
<01347>_,

and the evil
<07451>

way
<01870>_,

and the froward
<08419>

mouth
<06310>_,

do I hate
<08130> (8804)_.

Counsel
<06098>

[is] mine, and sound wisdom
<08454>_:

I [am] understanding
<0998>_;

I have strength
<01369>_.

By me kings
<04428>

reign
<04427> (8799)_,

and princes
<07336> (8802)

decree
<02710> (8779)

justice
<06664>_.

By me princes
<08269>

rule
<08323> (8799)_,

and nobles
<05081>_,

[even] all the judges
<08199> (8802)

of the earth
<0776>_.

I love
<0157> (8799)

them that love
<0157> (8802)

me; and those that seek me early
<07836> (8764)

shall find
<04672> (8799)

me.

Riches
<06239>

and honour
<03519>

[are] with me; [yea], durable
<06276>

riches
<01952>

and righteousness
<06666>_.

My fruit
<06529>

[is] better
<02896>

than gold
<02742>_,

yea, than fine gold
<06337>_;

and my revenue
<08393>

than choice
<0977> (8737)

silver
<03701>_.

I lead
<01980> (8762)

in the way
<0734>

of righteousness
<06666>_,

in the midst
<08432>

of the paths
<05410>

of judgment
<04941>_:

{lead: or, walk}

That I may cause those that love
<0157> (8802)

me to inherit
<05157> (8687)

substance
<03426>_;

and I will fill
<04390> (8762)

their treasures
<0214>_.

The LORD
<03068>

possessed
<07069> (8804)

me in the beginning
<07225>

of his way
<01870>_,

before
<06924>

his works
<04659>

of old.

I was set up
<05258> (8738)

from everlasting
<05769>_,

from the beginning
<07218>_,

or ever
<06924>

the earth
<0776>

was.

When [there were] no depths
<08415>_,

I was brought forth
<02342> (8797)_;

when [there were] no fountains
<04599>

abounding
<03513> (8737)

with water
<04325>_.

Before the mountains
<02022>

were settled
<02883> (8717)_,

before
<06440>

the hills
<01389>

was I brought forth
<02342> (8797)_:

While as yet he had not made
<06213> (8804)

the earth
<0776>_,

nor the fields
<02351>_,

nor the highest part
<07218>

of the dust
<06083>

of the world
<08398>_.

{fields: or, open places} {the highest...: or, the chief part}

When he prepared
<03559> (8687)

the heavens
<08064>_,

I [was] there: when he set
<02710> (8800)

a compass
<02329>

upon the face
<06440>

of the depth
<08415>_:

{a compass: or, a circle}

When he established
<0553> (8763)

the clouds
<07834>

above
<04605>_:

when he strengthened
<05810> (8800)

the fountains
<05869>

of the deep
<08415>_:

When he gave
<07760> (8800)

to the sea
<03220>

his decree
<02706>_,

that the waters
<04325>

should not pass
<05674> (8799)

his commandment
<06310>_:

when he appointed
<02710> (8800)

the foundations
<04144>

of the earth
<0776>_:

Then I was by him
<0681>_,

[as] one brought up
<0525>

[with him]: and I was daily
<03117> <03117>

[his] delight
<08191>_,

rejoicing
<07832> (8764)

always
<06256>

before
<06440>

him;

Rejoicing
<07832> (8764)

in the habitable part
<08398>

of his earth
<0776>_;

and my delights
<08191>

[were] with the sons
<01121>

of men
<0120>_.

Now therefore hearken
<08085> (8798)

unto me, O ye children
<01121>_:

for blessed
<0835>

[are they that] keep
<08104> (8799)

my ways
<01870>_.

Hear
<08085> (8798)

instruction
<04148>_,

and be wise
<02449> (8798)_,

and refuse
<06544> (8799)

it not.

Blessed
<0835>

[is] the man
<0120>

that heareth
<08085> (8802)

me, watching
<08245> (8800)

daily
<03117> <03117>

at my gates
<01817>_,

waiting
<08104> (8800)

at the posts
<04201>

of my doors
<06607>_.

For whoso findeth
<04672> (8802)

me findeth
<04672> (8804) (8675) <04672> (8802)

life
<02416>_,

and shall obtain
<06329> (8686)

favour
<07522>

of the LORD
<03068>_.

{obtain: Heb. bring forth}

But he that sinneth
<02398> (8802)

against me wrongeth
<02554> (8802)

his own soul
<05315>_:

all they that hate
<08130> (8764)

me love
<0157> (8804)

death
<04194>_.

Wisdom
<02454>

hath builded
<01129> (8804)

her house
<01004>_,

she hath hewn out
<02672> (8804)

her seven
<07651>

pillars
<05982>_:

She hath killed
<02873> (8804)

her beasts
<02874>_;

she hath mingled
<04537> (8804)

her wine
<03196>_;

she hath also furnished
<06186> (8804)

her table
<07979>_.

{her beasts: Heb. her killing}

She hath sent forth
<07971> (8804)

her maidens
<05291>_:

she crieth
<07121> (8799)

upon
<01610>

the highest places
<04791>

of the city
<07176>_,

Whoso [is] simple
<06612>_,

let him turn in
<05493> (8799)

hither: [as for] him that wanteth
<02638>

understanding
<03820>_,

she saith
<0559> (8804)

to him,

Come
<03212> (8798)_,

eat
<03898> (8798)

of my bread
<03899>_,

and drink
<08354> (8798)

of the wine
<03196>

[which] I have mingled
<04537> (8804)_.

Forsake
<05800> (8798)

the foolish
<06612>_,

and live
<02421> (8798)_;

and go
<0833> (8798)

in the way
<01870>

of understanding
<0998>_.

He that reproveth
<03256> (8802)

a scorner
<03887> (8801)

getteth
<03947> (8802)

to himself shame
<07036>_:

and he that rebuketh
<03198> (8688)

a wicked
<07563>

[man getteth] himself a blot
<03971>_.

Reprove
<03198> (8686)

not a scorner
<03887> (8801)_,

lest he hate
<08130> (8799)

thee: rebuke
<03198> (8685)

a wise man
<02450>_,

and he will love
<0157> (8799)

thee.

Give
<05414> (8798)

[instruction] to a wise
<02450>

[man], and he will be yet wiser
<02449> (8799)_:

teach
<03045> (8685)

a just
<06662>

[man], and he will increase
<03254> (8686)

in learning
<03948>_.

The fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] the beginning
<08462>

of wisdom
<02451>_:

and the knowledge
<01847>

of the holy
<06918>

[is] understanding
<0998>_.

For by me thy days
<03117>

shall be multiplied
<07235> (8799)_,

and the years
<08141>

of thy life
<02416>

shall be increased
<03254> (8686)_.

If thou be wise
<02449> (8804)_,

thou shalt be wise
<02449> (8804)

for thyself: but [if] thou scornest
<03887> (8804)_,

thou alone shalt bear
<05375> (8799)

[it].

A foolish
<03687>

woman
<0802>

[is] clamorous
<01993> (8802)_:

[she is] simple
<06615>_,

and
<01077>

knoweth
<03045> (8804)

nothing
<04100>_.

For she sitteth
<03427> (8804)

at the door
<06607>

of her house
<01004>_,

on a seat
<03678>

in the high places
<04791>

of the city
<07176>_,

To call
<07121> (8800)

passengers
<05674> (8802) <01870>

who go right
<03474> (8764)

on their ways
<0734>_:

Whoso [is] simple
<06612>_,

let him turn in
<05493> (8799)

hither: and [as for] him that wanteth
<02638>

understanding
<03820>_,

she saith
<0559> (8804)

to him,

Stolen
<01589> (8803)

waters
<04325>

are sweet
<04985> (8799)_,

and bread
<03899>

[eaten] in secret
<05643>

is pleasant
<05276> (8799)_.

{eaten...: Heb. of secrecies}

But he knoweth
<03045> (8804)

not that the dead
<07496>

[are] there; [and that] her guests
<07121> (8803)

[are] in the depths
<06012>

of hell
<07585>_.

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