1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David,…
2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the…
3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and…
4To give subtilty to the simple, to the…
5A wise man will hear, and will increase…
6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the…
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning…
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father,…
9For they shall be an ornament of grace…
10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou…
11If they say, Come with us, let us…
12Let us swallow them up alive as the…
13We shall find all precious substance, we shall…
14Cast in thy lot among us; let us…
15My son, walk not thou in the way…
16For their feet run to evil, and make…
17Surely in vain the net is spread in…
18And they lay wait for their own blood;…
19So are the ways of every one that…
20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in…
21She crieth in the chief place of concourse,…
22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love…
23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will…
24Because I have called, and ye refused; I…
25But ye have set at nought all my…
26I also will laugh at your calamity; I…
27When your fear cometh as desolation, and your…
28Then shall they call upon me, but I…
29For that they hated knowledge, and did not…
30They would none of my counsel: they despised…
31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of…
32For the turning away of the simple shall…
33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely,…
