| New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: | 1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: |
| 2for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; | 2For learning what wisdom and discipline are; for understanding insightful sayings; |
| 3for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair; | 3for receiving wise instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity; |
| 4for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young-- | 4for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion to a young man-- |
| 5let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-- | 5a wise man will listen and increase his learning, and a discerning man will obtain guidance-- |
| 6for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. | 6for understanding a proverb or a parable, the words of the wise, and their riddles. |
| 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. | 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline. |
| 8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. | 8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching, |
| 9They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. | 9for they will be a garland of grace on your head and a gold chain around your neck. |
| 10My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. | 10My son, if sinners entice you, don't be persuaded. |
| 11If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for innocent blood, let's ambush some harmless soul; | 11If they say--"Come with us! Let's set an ambush and kill someone. Let's attack some innocent person just for fun! |
| 12let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; | 12Let's swallow them alive, like Sheol, still healthy as they go down to the Pit. |
| 13we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; | 13We'll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder. |
| 14cast lots with us; we will all share the loot"-- | 14Throw in your lot with us, and we'll all share our money"-- |
| 15my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths; | 15my son, don't travel that road with them or set foot on their path, |
| 16for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood. | 16because their feet run toward trouble and they hurry to commit murder. |
| 17How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it! | 17It is foolish to spread a net where any bird can see it, |
| 18These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves! | 18but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives. |
| 19Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it. | 19Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it. |
| 20Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square; | 20Wisdom calls out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares. |
| 21on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech: | 21She cries out above the commotion; she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:" |
| 22"How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? | 22How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge? |
| 23Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings. | 23If you respond to my warning, then I will pour out my spirit on you and teach you my words. |
| 24But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand, | 24Since I called out and you refused, extended my hand and no one paid attention, |
| 25since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke, | 25since you neglected all my counsel and did not accept my correction, |
| 26I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you-- | 26I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when terror strikes you, |
| 27when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. | 27when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you. |
| 28"Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me, | 28Then they will call me, but I won't answer; they will search for me, but won't find me. |
| 29since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD. | 29Because they hated knowledge, didn't choose to fear the LORD, |
| 30Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, | 30were not interested in my counsel, and rejected all my correction, |
| 31they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. | 31they will eat the fruit of their way and be glutted with their own schemes. |
| 32For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; | 32For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. |
| 33but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm." | 33But whoever listens to me will live securely and be free from the fear of danger." |
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