Proverbs 1
New King James Version
The Beginning of Knowledge
1 The (A)proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know wisdom and instruction,
To [a]perceive the words of understanding,
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;
4 To give prudence to the (B)simple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion—
5 (C)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [b]attain wise counsel,
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their (D)riddles.
7 (E)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Shun Evil Counsel
8 (F)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
9 For they will be a (G)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
(H)Do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us (I)lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
12 Let us swallow them alive like [c]Sheol,
And whole, (J)like those who go down to the Pit;
13 We shall find all kinds of precious [d]possessions,
We shall fill our houses with [e]spoil;
14 Cast in your lot among us,
Let us all have one purse”—
15 My son, (K)do not walk in the way with them,
(L)Keep your foot from their path;
16 (M)For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely, in [f]vain the net is spread
In the sight of any [g]bird;
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 (N)So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.
The Call of Wisdom
20 (O)Wisdom calls aloud [h]outside;
She raises her voice in the open squares.
21 She cries out in the [i]chief concourses,
At the openings of the gates in the city
She speaks her words:
22 “How long, you [j]simple ones, will you love [k]simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.
23 Turn at my rebuke;
Surely (P)I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 (Q)Because I have called and you refused,
I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,
25 Because you (R)disdained all my counsel,
And would have none of my rebuke,
26 (S)I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your terror comes,
27 When (T)your terror comes like a storm,
And your destruction comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 “Then(U) they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
29 Because they (V)hated knowledge
And did not (W)choose the fear of the Lord,
30 (X)They would have none of my counsel
And despised my every rebuke.
31 Therefore (Y)they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
32 For the [l]turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 But whoever listens to me will dwell (Z)safely,
And (AA)will be [m]secure, without fear of evil.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:2 understand or discern
- Proverbs 1:5 acquire
- Proverbs 1:12 Or the grave
- Proverbs 1:13 Lit. wealth
- Proverbs 1:13 plunder
- Proverbs 1:17 futility
- Proverbs 1:17 Lit. lord of the wing
- Proverbs 1:20 in the street
- Proverbs 1:21 LXX, Syr., Tg. top of the walls; Vg. the head of multitudes
- Proverbs 1:22 naive
- Proverbs 1:22 naivete
- Proverbs 1:32 waywardness
- Proverbs 1:33 at ease
Kawikaan 1
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Kahalagahan ng Kawikaan
1 Ito ang mga kawikaan ni Solomon na anak ni David, hari ng Israel.
2 Sa pamamagitan ng mga kawikaang ito, magkakaroon ka ng karunungan, maitutuwid mo ang iyong ugali at mauunawaan mo ang mga aral na magbibigay sa iyo ng karunungan. 3 Sa pamamagitan din nitoʼy magiging disiplinado ka, dahil itinuturo nito ang matuwid na paraan ng pamumuhay, mabuting pag-uugali, paggawa ng tama, at pagiging makatarungan. 4 Makapagbibigay ito ng karunungan sa mga walang kaalaman at sa kabataaʼy magtuturo ng tamang pagpapasya. 5 Sa pakikinig nito, ang marunong ay lalong magiging marunong at ang may pinag-aralan ay magiging dalubhasa, 6 upang maunawaan nila ang kahulugan ng mga kawikaan, mga talinghaga, at mga bugtong ng marurunong.
7 Ang pagkatakot sa Panginoon na may paggalang ang simula ng karunungan. Ngunit sa hangal,[a] walang halaga ang karunungan at ayaw niyang maturuan upang maituwid ang kanyang pag-uugali.
Payo sa Pag-iwas sa Masamang Tao
8 Anak, dinggin mo ang turo at pagtutuwid sa iyong pag-uugali ng iyong mga magulang, 9 dahil itoʼy makapagbibigay sa iyo ng karangalan katulad ng koronang gawa sa bulaklak at makapagpapaganda katulad ng kwintas.
10 Anak, huwag kang padadala sa panghihikayat ng mga taong makasalanan. 11 Huwag kang sasama kapag sinabi nilang, “Halika, sumama ka sa amin! Mag-abang tayo ng sinumang papatayin kahit walang dahilan. 12 Kahit nasa kasibulan pa ng kanilang buhay, patayin natin sila para matulad sila sa mga taong pumunta sa lugar ng mga patay. 13 Makakakuha tayo sa kanila ng mga mamahaling ari-arian, at pupunuin natin ang ating mga bahay ng ating mga nasamsam. 14 Sige na, sumama ka na sa amin, at paghahatian natin ang ating mga nasamsam.”
15 Anak, huwag kang sumama sa kanila; iwasan mo sila. 16 Sapagkat mabilis sila sa paggawa ng masama at sa pagpatay ng tao. 17 Walang kabuluhan ang paglalagay ng bitag kung ang ibong iyong huhulihin ay nakatingin. 18 Alam ng ibon na mahuhuli siya, pero ang taong masasama, hindi nila alam na sila rin ang magiging biktima ng ginagawa nila.
19 Ganyan ang mangyayari sa mga taong ang ari-arian ay nakuha sa masamang paraan. Mamamatay sila sa ganoon ding paraan.
Kapag Itinakwil ang Karunungan
20-21 Ang karunungan ay katulad ng isang mangangaral na nagsasalita sa mga lansangan, plasa, pamilihan, at mga pintuang bayan. Sinasabi niya,
22 “Kayong mga walang alam,
hanggang kailan kayo mananatiling ganyan?
Kayong mga nanunuya, hanggang kailan kayo matutuwa sa inyong panunuya?
Kayong mga hangal, hanggang kailan ninyo tatanggihan ang karunungan?
23 Pakinggan ninyo ang pagsaway ko sa inyo.
Sasabihin ko sa inyo kung ano ang iniisip ko.
Ipapaalam ko sa inyo ang aking sasabihin laban sa inyo,
24 sapagkat hindi ninyo pinansin ang panawagan ko na lumapit kayo sa akin,
25 at binalewala ninyo ang lahat ng payo ko at pagsaway.
26-27 Pagtatawanan ko kayo kapag napahamak kayo;
kukutyain ko kayo kapag dumating sa inyo ang paghihirap at mga pangyayaring nakakatakot gaya ng ipu-ipo at bagyo.
28 Tatawag kayo sa akin, ngunit hindi ko kayo sasagutin.
Hahanapin ninyo ako ngunit hindi ninyo ako makikita.
29 Dahil ayaw ninyo na tinuturuan kayo at wala kayong takot sa Panginoon.
30 Tinanggihan ninyo ang mga payo ko at minasama ang aking pagsaway sa inyo.
31 Kaya aanihin ninyo ang bunga ng inyong mga ginagawa at pinaplanong masama.
32 Sapagkat ang katigasan ng ulo ng mga taong walang karunungan ang papatay sa kanila,
at ang pagsasawalang-bahala ng mga hangal ang magpapahamak sa kanila.
33 Ngunit ang taong nakikinig sa akin ay mabubuhay ng matiwasay,
ligtas siya sa panganib at walang katatakutan.”
Footnotes
- 1:7 hangal: Ang salitang ito ay palaging makikita sa aklat ng Kawikaan; ang ibig sabihin nito ay isang taong hindi pinapahalagahan ang Dios at ang kanyang mga utos.
Proverbs 1
English Standard Version
The Beginning of Knowledge
1 (A)The 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 (B)righteousness, justice, and equity;
4 to give prudence to (C)the simple,
knowledge and (D)discretion to the youth—
5 Let the wise hear and (E)increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
(F)the words of the wise and their (G)riddles.
7 (H)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Enticement of Sinners
8 (I)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
9 for they are (J)a graceful garland for your head
and (K)pendants for your neck.
10 My son, if sinners (L)entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, (M)let us lie in wait for blood;
(N)let us ambush the innocent without reason;
12 like Sheol let us (O)swallow them alive,
and whole, like (P)those 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, (Q)do not walk in the way with them;
(R)hold back your foot from their paths,
16 for (S)their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 (T)For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
18 but these men (U)lie in wait for their own blood;
they (V)set an ambush for their own lives.
19 (W)Such are the ways of everyone who is (X)greedy for unjust gain;
(Y)it takes away the life of its possessors.
The Call of Wisdom
20 (Z)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 (AA)the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22 “How long, O (AB)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (AC)scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools (AD)hate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof,[a]
behold, I will (AE)pour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 (AF)Because I have called and (AG)you refused to listen,
have (AH)stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25 because you have (AI)ignored all my counsel
and (AJ)would have none of my reproof,
26 I also (AK)will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when (AL)terror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like (AM)a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 (AN)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29 Because they (AO)hated knowledge
and (AP)did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 (AQ)would have none of my counsel
and (AR)despised all my reproof,
31 therefore they shall eat (AS)the fruit of their way,
and have (AT)their fill of their own devices.
32 For the simple are killed by (AU)their turning away,
and (AV)the complacency of fools destroys them;
33 but (AW)whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be (AX)at ease, without dread of disaster.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:23 Or Will you turn away at my reproof?
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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