1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David,…
2To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the…
3To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness…
4To give prudence to the simple, To the…
5That the wise man may hear, and increase…
6To understand a proverb, and a figure, The…
7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of…
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father,…
9For they shall be a chaplet 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 Sheol,…
13We shall find all precious substance; We shall…
14Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We…
15My son, walk not thou in the way…
16For their feet run to evil, And they…
17For in vain is the net spread In…
18And these lay wait for their own blood;…
19So are the ways of every one that…
20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth…
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 have refused;…
25But ye have set at nought all my…
26I also will laugh in [the day of]…
27When your fear cometh as a storm, And…
28Then will 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 backsliding of the simple shall slay…
33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely,…
