1These are the proverbs of Solomon son of…
2for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words…
3and for receiving instruction in wise living and…
4To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge…
5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and…
6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings…
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning…
8Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and…
9For they are a garland of grace on…
10My son, if sinners entice you, do not…
11If they say, “Come along, let us lie…
12let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and…
13We will find all manner of precious goods;…
14Throw in your lot with us; let us…
15my son, do not walk the road with…
16For their feet run to evil, and they…
17How futile it is to spread the net…
18But they lie in wait for their own…
19Such is the fate of all who are…
20Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts…
21in the main concourse she cries aloud, at…
22“How long, O simple ones, will you love…
23If you had repented at my rebuke, then…
24Because you refused my call, and no one…
25because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted…
26in turn I will mock your calamity; I…
27when your dread comes like a storm, and…
28Then they will call on me, but I…
29For they hated knowledge and chose not to…
30They accepted none of my counsel; they despised…
31So they will eat the fruit of their…
32For the waywardness of the simple will slay…
33But whoever listens to me will dwell in…
