Provérbios 1

The Beginning of Knowledge

1 *ch. 10:1;25:1;1 Kgs. 4:32;Eccles. 12:9The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

2 To know wisdom and instruction,

to understand words of insight,

3 to receive instruction in wise dealing,

in *ch. 2:9righteousness, justice, and equity;

4 to give prudence to *ch. 8:5;14:15,18the simple,

knowledge and *ch. 2:11;3:21discretion to the youth—

5 Let the wise hear and *ch. 9:9increase in learning,

and the one who understands obtain guidance,

6 to understand a proverb and a saying,

*ch. 22:17the words of the wise and their *Judg. 14:12;Ps. 78:2riddles.

7 *ch. 9:10;[ch. 15:33]; See Job 28:28The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;

fools despise wisdom and instruction.

The Enticement of Sinners

8 *ch. 6:20;[Ps. 34:11;Eph. 6:1,2]Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,

and forsake not your mother’s teaching,

9 for they are *ch. 4:9;[ch. 3:22] a graceful garland for your head

and *[Gen. 41:42;Dan. 5:29]pendants for your neck.

10 My son, if sinners *ch. 16:29entice you,

do not consent.

11 If they say, "Come with us, *ver. 18;ch. 12:6;Jer. 5:26let us lie in wait for blood;

*ver. 18;Ps. 10:8;64:5let us ambush the innocent without reason;

12 like Sheol let us *Ps. 124:3;[Num. 16:32,33] swallow them alive,

and whole, like *Ps. 28:1those who go down to the pit;

13 we shall find all precious goods,

we shall fill our houses with plunder;

14 throw in your lot among us;

we will all have one purse"—

15 my son, *ch. 4:14;24:1;Ps. 1:1do not walk in the way with them;

*[Ps. 119:101]hold back your foot from their paths,

16 for *ch. 6:18;Isa. 59:7;[Rom. 3:15]their feet run to evil,

and they make haste to shed blood.

17 *[Job 40:24]For in vain is a net spread

in the sight of any bird,

18 but these men *ver. 11lie in wait for their own blood;

they *ver. 11set an ambush for their own lives.

19 *[Job 8:13] Such are the ways of everyone who is *ch. 15:27greedy for unjust gain;

*[1 Tim. 6:10]it takes away the life of its possessors.

The Call of Wisdom

20 *ch. 8:1;9:3;[John 7:37]Wisdom cries aloud in the street,

in the markets she raises her voice;

21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;

at *ch. 8:3the entrance of the city gates she speaks:

22 "How long, O *See ver. 4simple ones, will you love being simple?

How long will *See Ps. 1:1scoffers delight in their scoffing

and fools *ver. 29;ch. 5:12;[Job 21:14]hate knowledge?

23 If you turn at my reproof,*1:23 Or Will you turn away at my reproof?

behold, I will *Joel 2:28;Acts 2:17pour out my spirit to you;

I will make my words known to you.

24 *Isa. 65:12;66:4;Jer. 7:13Because I have called and *Zech. 7:11you refused to listen,

have *Rom. 10:21stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

25 because you have *See Ps. 107:11ignored all my counsel

and *[Ps. 81:11;Luke 7:30]would have none of my reproof,

26 I also *See Ps. 2:4will laugh at your calamity;

I will mock when *ch. 10:24;Jer. 48:43;49:5terror strikes you,

27 when terror strikes you like *[Zeph. 1:15]a storm

and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,

when distress and anguish come upon you.

28 *See 1 Sam. 8:18;Job 27:9Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;

they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

29 Because they *[See ver. 22above] hated knowledge

and *[Job 21:14]did not choose the fear of the Lord,

30 *[See ver. 25above] would have none of my counsel

and *[See ver. 25above]despised all my reproof,

31 therefore they shall eat *Jer. 6:19the fruit of their way,

and have *ch. 14:14;Isa. 3:11;[Job 4:8]their fill of their own devices.

32 For the simple are killed by *Jer. 2:19their turning away,

and *[Ps. 73:18,19]the complacency of fools destroys them;

33 but *[Ps. 25:12,13] whoever listens to me will dwell secure

and will be *Ps. 112:7,8at ease, without dread of disaster."