| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: | 1The proverbs of David's son Solomon, king of Israel. |
| 2To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding, | 2These proverbs are for gaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; |
| 3To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice and equity; | 3for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living; |
| 4To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion, | 4for giving prudence to the naïve, 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 increase their learning; let the person of understanding receive guidance |
| 6To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles. | 6in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles. |
| 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; | 8My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching. |
| 9Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck. | 9They will be a graceful wreath for your head and a chain for your neck. |
| 10My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. | 10My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. |
| 11If they say, "Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause; | 11If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all. |
| 12Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit; | 12Let's swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those who go down into the Pit. |
| 13We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with spoil; | 13We'll find all kinds of valuable wealth, and we'll fill our houses with spoil. |
| 14Throw in your lot with us, We shall all have one purse," | 14Throw your lot in with us, and all of us will have one purse." |
| 15My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path, | 15My son, do not go along with them, and keep your feet away from their paths! |
| 16For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood. | 16For they run toward evil; these enticers shed blood without hesitation. |
| 17Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird; | 17Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds, |
| 18But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives. | 18but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves. |
| 19So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors. | 19Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain— it takes away the lives of those who possess it. |
| 20Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square; | 20Wisdom cries out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares. |
| 21At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings: | 21She calls out at the busiest part of the noisy streets, and at the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words: |
| 22"How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge? | 22"You naïve ones, how long will you love naivete? And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing or 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. | 23Return to my correction! Look, I will pour out my spirit on you, and I will make my words known to you. |
| 24"Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention; | 24"Because I called out to you and you refused to respond— I appealed, but no one paid attention— |
| 25And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof; | 25because you neglected all my advice and did not want my correction, |
| 26I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes, | 26I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes, |
| 27When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. | 27when what you dread comes like a storm, and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. |
| 28"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me, | 28"Then they will call out to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me. |
| 29Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD. | 29"Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD; |
| 30"They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof. | 30they did not want my advice, and they rejected all my correction. |
| 31"So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices. | 31They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices. |
| 32"For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them. | 32Indeed, the waywardness of the naïve will kill 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." | 33"But the person who listens to me will live safely and will be secure from the fear of evil." |
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