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The Purpose of Proverbs
1These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.H49122Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise.H3045H2451H4148H995H561H998
3Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair.H3947H4148H7919H6664H4941H4339
4These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young.H5414H6195H6612H5288H1847H4209
5Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidanceH2450H8085H3254H3948H995H7069H8458
6by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.H995H4912H4426H1697H2450H2420
7Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.H3374H3068H7225H1847H191H936H2451H4148 
, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.H1121H8085H4148H1H5203H8451H517
A Father’s Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom
8My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.H11219What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck.H3880H2580H7218H6060H1621
10My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!H1121H2400H6601H14
11They may say, “Come and join us. Let’s hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!H559H3212H693H1818H6845H5355H2600
12Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave; let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.H1104H2416H7585H8549H3381H953
; let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.H110413Think of the great things we’ll get! We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.H4672H3368H1952H4390H1004H7998
14Come, throw in your lot with us; we’ll all share the loot.”H5307H1486H8432H259H3599
15My child, don’t go along with them! Stay far away from their paths.H1121H3212H1870H4513H7272H5410
16They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.H7272H7323H7451H4116H8210H1818
17If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away.H2600H7568H2219H5869H1167H3671
18But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.H693H1818H6845H5315
19Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.H734H1214H1215H3947H5315H1167 H7442H2351H5414H6963H7339
Wisdom Shouts in the Streets
20Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square.H245421She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate.H7121H7218H1993H6607H8179H5892H559H561
22“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?H6612H157H6612H3887H2530H3944H3684H8130H1847
23Come and listen to my counsel. I’ll share my heart with you and make you wise.H7725H8433H5042H7307H3045H1697
24“I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.H7121H3985H5186H3027H7181
25You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.H6544H6098H14H8433
26So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—H7832H343H3932H6343H935
27when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you.H6343H935H7722H7584H343H857H5492H6869H6695H935
28“When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.H7121H6030H7836H4672 
29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.H8130H1847H977H3374H3068
30They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them.H14H6098H5006H8433
31Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.H398H6529H1870H7646H4156 
New Testament
32For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.H4878H6612H2026H7962H3684H6
33But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”H8085H7931H983H7599H6343H7451
, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.H1121H3947H561H6845H4687 2Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.H7181H241H2451H5186H3820H8394 3Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.H7121H998H5414H6963H8394 4Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.H1245H3701H2664H4301 5Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.H995H3374H3068H4672H1847H430 6For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.H3068H5414H2451H6310H1847H8394 7He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.H6845H6845H8454H3477H4043H1980H8537 8He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.H5341H734H4941H8104H1870H2623 9Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.H995H6664H4941H4339H2896H4570 10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.H2451H935H3820H1847H5276H5315 11Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.H4209H8104H8394H5341 12Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted.H5337H1870H7451H376H1696H8419 13These men turn from the right way to walk down dark paths.H5800H734H3476H3212H1870H2822 14They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.H8056H6213H7451H1523H8419H7451 15Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong.H734H6141H3868H4570 16Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.H5337H2114H802H5237H2505H561 17She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.H5800H441H5271H7911H1285H430 18Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.H1004H7743H4194H4570H7496 19The man who visits her is doomed. He will never reach the paths of life.H935H7725H5381H734H2416 20Follow the steps of good men instead, and stay on the paths of the righteous.H3212H1870H2896H8104H734H6662 21For only the godly will live in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.H3477H7931H776H8549H3498 22But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted.H7563H3772H776H898H5255
, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart.H1121H7911H8451H3820H5341H4687 2If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.H753H3117H8141H2416H7965H3254 3Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.H2617H571H5800H7194H1621H3789H3871H3820 4Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation.H4672H2580H2896H7922H5869H430H120 5Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.H982H3068H3820H8172H998 6Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.H1870H3045H3474H734 7Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.H2450H5869H3372H3068H5493H7451 8Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones.H7500H8270H8250H6106 9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.H3513H3068H1952H7225H8393 10Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.H618H4390H7647H3342H6555H8492 11My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you.H1121H3988H4148H3068H6973H8433 12For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.H3068H157H3198H1H1121H7521 13Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding.H835H120H4672H2451H120H6329H8394 14For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.H5504H2896H5505H3701H8393H2742 15Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.H3368H6443H2656H7737 16She offers you long life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.H753H3117H3225H8040H6239H3519 17She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.H1870H1870H5278H5410H7965 18Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.H6086H2416H2388H833H8551 19By wisdom the Lord founded the earth; by understanding he created the heavens.H3068H2451H3245H776H8394H3559H8064 20By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, and the dew settles beneath the night sky.H1847H8415H1234H7834H7491H2919 21My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them,H1121H3868H5869H5341H8454H4209 22for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace.H2416H5315H2580H1621 23They keep you safe on your way, and your feet will not stumble.H3212H1870H983H7272H5062 24You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly.H7901H6342H7901H8142H6149 25You need not be afraid of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,H3372H6597H6343H7722H7563H935 26for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.H3068H3689H8104H7272H3921 27Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.H4513H2896H1167H410H3027H6213 28If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say, “Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”H559H7453H3212H7725H4279H5414H3426 29Don’t plot harm against your neighbor, for those who live nearby trust you.H2790H7451H7453H3427H983 30Don’t pick a fight without reason, when no one has done you harm.H7378H120H2600H1580H7451 31Don’t envy violent people or copy their ways.H7065H376H2555H977H1870 32Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly.H3868H8441H3068H5475H3477 33The Lord curses the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the upright.H3994H3068H1004H7563H1288H5116H6662 34The Lord mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble.H3887H3887H5414H2580H6035H6041 35The wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame!H2450H5157H3519H7036H7311H3684
148Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise him from the skies!H1984H3050H1984H3068H8064H1984H4791 2Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven!H1984H4397H1984H6635 3Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars!H1984H8121H3394H1984H3556H216 4Praise him, skies above! Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!H1984H8064H8064H4325H8064 5Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being.H1984H8034H3068H6680H1254 6He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked.H5975H5703H5769H5414H2706H5674 7Praise the Lord from the earth, you creatures of the ocean depths,H1984H3068H776H8577H8415 8fire and hail, snow and clouds, wind and weather that obey him,H784H1259H7950H7008H5591H7307H6213H1697 9mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,H2022H1389H6529H6086H730 10wild animals and all livestock, small scurrying animals and birds,H2416H929H7431H3671H6833 11kings of the earth and all people, rulers and judges of the earth,H4428H776H3816H8269H8199H776 12young men and young women, old men and children.H970H1330H2205H5288 13Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven!H1984H8034H3068H8034H7682H1935H776H8064 14He has made his people strong, honoring his faithful ones—the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the Lord!H7311H7161H5971H8416H2623H1121H3478H5971H7138H1984H3050
The Benefits of Wisdom
2My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.H1121.H1004Trusting in the Lord
3My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart.H1121.H3068.H3887148Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise him from the skies!H1984
, wind and weather that obey him,H784New Living Translation (NLT). Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. More details.
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