Proverbs 1
NASB Parallel BSB [BSB CSB ESV HCS KJV ISV NAS NET NIV NLT HEB]
New American Standard Bible 1995Berean Study Bible
1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:1These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
2To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding,2for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
3To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice and equity;3and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
4To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion,4To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
5A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
6To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
8Hear, my son, your father's instruction And do not forsake your mother's teaching;8Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
9Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.9For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
10My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
11If they say, "Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
12Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;12let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
13We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with spoil;13We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
14Throw in your lot with us, We shall all have one purse,"14Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—
15My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
16For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood.16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
17Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;17How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
18But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.18But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
19So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.19Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
20Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square;20Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
21At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:21in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
22"How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
23"Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.23If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
24"Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;24Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
25And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof;25because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
26I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,26in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
27When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.27when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
28"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
29Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
30"They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.30They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
31"So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32"For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33"But he who listens to me shall live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil."33But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit //www.lockman.orgThe Berean Bible (Berean Study Bible (BSB) © 2016, 2018 by Bible Hub and Berean.Bible. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved.
Psalm 150
Top of Page
Top of Page