1 大卫的儿子以色列王所罗门的箴言：

2 要使人晓得智慧和教训， 了解充满哲理的言语；

3 使人领受明慧的教训， 就是公义、公正和正直；

4 使愚蒙人变成精明， 使少年人获得知识和明辨的能力；

5 使智慧人听了， 可以增长学问， 使聪明人听了， 可以获得智谋；

6 使人明白箴言和譬喻， 懂得智慧人的言词和他们的隐语。

7 敬畏耶和华是知识的开端， 但愚妄人藐视智慧和教训。

1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

2 To know wisdom and instruction;

To discern the words of understanding;

3 To receive instruction in wise dealing,

In righteousness and justice and equity;

4 To give prudence to the simple,

To the young man knowledge and discretion:

5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;

And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

6 To understand a proverb, and a figure,

The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge;

But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.