Proverbs 1:8
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Proverbs 1:8
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Proverbs 1:20-33
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The Call of Wisdom
20 (A)Wisdom shouts in the street,
She gives forth her voice in the square;
21 At the head of the noisy streets she calls out;
At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:
22 “How long, O (B)simple ones, will you love simplicity?
And (C)scoffers delight in scoffing
And [a]fools (D)hate knowledge?
23 Turn to my reproof,
Behold, I will (E)pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 Because (F)I called and you (G)refused,
I (H)stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
25 And you (I)neglected all my counsel
And were not (J)willing to accept my reproof;
26 I will also (K)laugh at your (L)disaster;
I will mock when your (M)dread comes,
27 When your dread comes like a storm
And your disaster comes like a (N)whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Then they will (O)call on me, but I will not answer;
They will (P)seek me earnestly but they will not find me,
29 Because they (Q)hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of Yahweh.
30 They (R)were not willing to accept my counsel,
They spurned all my reproof.
31 So they shall (S)eat of the fruit of their way
And be (T)satisfied with their own devices.
32 For the (U)turning away of the simple will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33 But (V)he who listens to me shall dwell securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:22 One who fails in wisdom due to willful sin
Proverbs 1:20-33
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Wisdom’s Rebuke
20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,(A)
she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall[a] she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
22 “How long will you who are simple(B) love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate(C) knowledge?
23 Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
24 But since you refuse(D) to listen when I call(E)
and no one pays attention(F) when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh(G) when disaster(H) strikes you;
I will mock(I) when calamity overtakes you(J)—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster(K) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(L)
they will look for me but will not find me,(M)
29 since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord.(N)
30 Since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,(O)
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(P)
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(Q)
33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety(R)
and be at ease, without fear of harm.”(S)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners
Proverbs 3:11-12
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11 (A)My son, do not reject the [a]discipline of Yahweh
Or loathe His reproof,
12 For (B)whom Yahweh loves He reproves,
Even (C)as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction
Proverbs 3:11-12
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child
Proverbs 4:1
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A Father’s Wise Instruction
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Proverbs 4:1
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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
Proverbs 9:7-8
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7 He who (A)disciplines a scoffer receives disgrace for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man receives injury for himself.
8 (B)Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you,
(C)Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:7-8
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 He (A)is on the path of life who keeps discipline,
But he who forsakes reproof makes [a]himself wander about.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:17 Or others
Proverbs 10:17
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17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves [a]discipline loves knowledge,
But he who hates reproof is senseless.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:1 Or instruction
Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)
Proverbs 13:1
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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)
Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But he who keeps reproof will be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction
Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 15:5
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5 An ignorant fool spurns his father’s discipline,
But he who keeps reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who reproves him,
He will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
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12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
so they avoid the wise.
Proverbs 15:32
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32 He who (A)neglects discipline (B)despises his soul,
But he who (C)listens to reproof acquires a heart of wisdom.
Proverbs 15:32
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Proverbs 17:12
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Proverbs 17:12
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12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.(A)
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