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Proverbs 1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Proverbs 1
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Superscription
1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel.
The Purpose of Proverbs
2 To learn wisdom and discipline,
to understand sayings[a] that give insight,[b]
3 to acquire discipline to act sensibly,
to acquire righteousness, justice, and fairness,
4 to give good judgment[c] to the inexperienced,
to give a young man knowledge and foresight.
5 A wise person should listen, and he will increase learning.
A person with understanding should obtain guidance
6 so he will understand proverbs, puzzling statements,[d]
and the thought-provoking words of the wise.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of[e] knowledge,
but stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Solomon’s Speeches About Wisdom
First Address to a Son:
Avoid the Company of Sinners
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s discipline,
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching,
9 because they are a garland of grace for your head.
They are jewelry for your neck.
10 My son, if sinners lure you,
do not go along with them.
11 If they say,
“Come with us.
Let’s lie in wait to shed blood.
Let’s hide and ambush an innocent person for no reason.
12 We will swallow them alive like the grave.
We will swallow them whole
like those who go down to the pit.
13 We will find all kinds of wealth and treasure.
We will fill our houses with loot.
14 Cast your lot with us.
We will all share one bag of money.”
15 My son, do not walk along the road with them.
Do not set foot on their path,
16 because their feet run to do evil,
and they hurry to shed blood.
17 How useless to spread a net in the sight of any bird!
18 Yet they set up an ambush for their own blood.
They hide in ambush to take their own lives.
19 This is where the path leads for everyone
who is greedy for stolen property:
It takes away the life of those who possess it.
First Poem About Wisdom: Wisdom Calls but Many Refuse
20 Wisdom calls out loudly in the street.
In the public squares she raises her voice.
21 At the noisy street corners she calls out.
At the entrances to the city gates she speaks her words:
22 “How long will you gullible[f] people love being gullible?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing?
How long will fools hate knowledge?
23 If you respond to my warning,
I will pour out my spirit for you.
I will make my words known to you.
24 Because I called, but you refused to listen,
because I stretched out my hand, but no one paid attention,
25 because you ignored all my advice,
and you did not accept my warning,
26 therefore I will laugh at your calamity.
I will jeer when terror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like a violent storm,
when calamity strikes you like a windstorm,
when trouble and distress come upon you.
28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer.
They will look for me, but they will not find me,
29 because they hated knowledge,
and they did not choose the fear of the Lord.
30 They would not accept my advice,
and they despised all my warnings.
31 So they will eat the fruit of their own way,
and they will be stuffed with their own schemes.
32 Therefore the wandering ways[g] of the gullible kill them,
and the complacency of fools destroys them.
33 But whoever listens to me will live in safety.
He will be secure, without fear of evil.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:2 Or axioms
- Proverbs 1:2 Or discernment
- Proverbs 1:4 Or prudence
- Proverbs 1:6 Or enigmas
- Proverbs 1:7 Or prerequisite for or most important part of
- Proverbs 1:22 Or naïve
- Proverbs 1:32 Or apostasy
Proverbs 1
New International Version
Proverbs 1
New International Version
Purpose and Theme
1 The proverbs(A) of Solomon(B) son of David, king of Israel:(C)
2 for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](D)
knowledge and discretion(E) to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(F)
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,(G)
the sayings and riddles(H) of the wise.[b](I)
7 The fear of the Lord(J) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools[c] despise wisdom(K) and instruction.(L)
Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
8 Listen, my son,(M) to your father’s(N) instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(O)
9 They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.(P)
10 My son, if sinful men entice(Q) you,
do not give in(R) to them.(S)
11 If they say, “Come along with us;
let’s lie in wait(T) for innocent blood,
let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 let’s swallow(U) them alive, like the grave,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;(V)
13 we will get all sorts of valuable things
and fill our houses with plunder;
14 cast lots with us;
we will all share the loot(W)”—
15 my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot(X) on their paths;(Y)
16 for their feet rush into evil,(Z)
they are swift to shed blood.(AA)
17 How useless to spread a net
where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait(AB) for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!(AC)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the life of those who get it.(AD)
Wisdom’s Rebuke
20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,(AE)
she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall[d] she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
22 “How long will you who are simple(AF) love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate(AG) 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(AH) to listen when I call(AI)
and no one pays attention(AJ) 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(AK) when disaster(AL) strikes you;
I will mock(AM) when calamity overtakes you(AN)—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster(AO) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(AP)
they will look for me but will not find me,(AQ)
29 since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord.(AR)
30 Since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,(AS)
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(AT)
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(AU)
33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety(AV)
and be at ease, without fear of harm.”(AW)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
- Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
- Proverbs 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners
Proverbs 1
King James Version
Proverbs 1
King James Version
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Ordspråksboken 1
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Ordspråksboken 1
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Inledning
1 (A) Ordspråk[a] av Salomo, Davids son, Israels kung.
2 Med dem lär man känna
vishet och förmaning
och förstår kloka ord,
3 man får förmaning
till att handla vist,
rättfärdigt, rättvist och rätt.
4 De ger de okunniga[b] klokhet,
de unga kunskap och omdöme.
5 Den vise hör dem
och ökar sin lärdom,
den förståndige får klok ledning.
6 Med dem förstår man
ordspråk och liknelser,
de visas ord och deras gåtor.
7 (B) Att vörda Herren
är början till kunskap,
men dårar[c] föraktar
vishet och förmaning.
Varning för att ledas vilse
8 (C) Hör, min son,
din fars förmaning
och förkasta inte
din mors undervisning,
9 (D) för de är en skön krans
för ditt huvud
och en vacker kedja
för din hals.[d]
10 (E) Min son, om syndare lockar dig,
så följ dem inte.
11 Om de säger:
”Kom med oss!
Vi ska ligga på lur efter blod,
i bakhåll för oskyldiga
utan orsak.
12 Som dödsriket
ska vi sluka dem levande,
friska och sunda
ska de fara ner i graven.
13 Allt dyrbart ska vi vinna,
vi ska fylla våra hus med byte.
14 Dela du vår lott med oss!
Vi alla ska ha gemensam kassa.”
15 Min son,
gå inte samma väg som de,
håll din fot borta från deras stig,
16 (F) för deras fötter
skyndar till det som är ont,
de rusar för att spilla blod.
17 Det är ingen mening
att lägga ut nätet
inför ögonen på alla fåglarna.
18 De ligger på lur efter sitt eget blod,
de gillrar fällor för sina egna liv[e].
19 (G) Så går det dem som söker
oärlig vinst,
den tar livet av sina ägare.
Visheten kallar och varnar
20 Visheten ropar på gatan,
hon höjer sin röst på torgen.
21 (H) Hon predikar i gathörnens buller[f],
vid ingången till stadens portar[g]
talar hon sina ord:
22 ”Hur länge ska ni okunniga
älska okunnighet,
ni hånare njuta av att håna
och ni dårar hata kunskap?
23 Vänd om till mig när jag varnar er.
Se, jag ska låta min Ande
flöda över er,
jag ska låta er lära känna mina ord.
24 (I) Men ni vägrade lyssna
när jag ropade,
ingen brydde sig
när jag räckte ut min hand.
25 Ni förkastade alla mina råd
och ville inte veta av
mina varningar.
26 (J) Därför ska också jag le åt er olycka
och håna när skräcken drabbar er,
27 när skräcken kommer som ett oväder
och er olycka drar in
som en storm,
när nöd och ångest drabbar er.
28 (K) Då ska de ropa till mig
utan att jag svarar,
de ska söka mig
utan att finna mig.
29 De hatade kunskap
och valde inte att vörda Herren,
30 de ville inte veta av mitt råd
utan föraktade alla mina varningar.
31 (L) Därför ska de få äta
sina gärningars frukt
och mättas av sina onda planer,
32 för de okunnigas avfällighet
ska döda dem
och dårarnas sorglöshet
förgöra dem.
33 Men den som lyssnar till mig
ska bo i trygghet
och inte behöva frukta något ont.”
Footnotes
- 1:1 Ordspråk Hebreiska mashál betyder ”liknelse” eller visdomsord i vidare bemärkelse.
- 1:4 okunniga Det hebreiska ordet syftar på att vara naiv, oerfaren och lättpåverkad av ondskan.
- 1:7 dårar Det hebreiska ordet betecknar brister i vett och värderingar snarare än begåvning.
- 1:9 kedja för din hals Officiellt ämbetstecken (jfr 1 Mos 41:42, Dan 5:29).
- 1:18 liv Annan översättning: ”själar” (även i 6:32, 7:23, 13:3, etc).
- 1:21 i gathörnens buller Andra handskrifter (Septuaginta): ”från toppen av murarna”.
- 1:21 stadens portar Där alla passerade och där samhällets frågor beslutades (31:23, Rut 4).
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