Proverbs 1:1
New Living Translation
The Purpose of Proverbs
1 These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.
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Proverbs 1:1
New American Standard Bible
The Usefulness of Proverbs
1 The (A)proverbs of Solomon (B)the son of David, king of Israel:
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Proverbs 1:21-33
New Living Translation
21 She calls to the crowds along the main street,
to those gathered in front of the city gate:
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?
23 Come and listen to my counsel.
I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise.
24 “I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come.
I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
25 You ignored my advice
and rejected the correction I offered.
26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble!
I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
and anguish and distress overwhelm you.
28 “When they cry for help, I will not answer.
Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
29 For they hated knowledge
and chose not to fear the Lord.
30 They rejected my advice
and paid no attention when I corrected them.
31 Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way,
choking on their own schemes.
32 For simpletons turn away from me—to death.
Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
33 But all who listen to me will live in peace,
untroubled by fear of harm.”
Proverbs 1:21-33
New American Standard Bible
21 At the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
At the entrance of the gates in the city she declares her sayings:
22 “How long, you (A)naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking?
And how long will (B)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools (C)hate knowledge?
23 Turn to my rebuke,
Behold, I will (D)pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 Because (E)I called and you (F)refused,
I (G)stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
25 And you (H)neglected all my advice
And did not (I)want my rebuke;
26 I will also (J)laugh at your (K)disaster;
I will mock when your (L)dread comes,
27 When your dread comes like a storm
And your disaster comes like a (M)whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Then they will (N)call on me, but I will not answer;
They will (O)seek me diligently but will not find me,
29 Because they (P)hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord.
30 They (Q)did not accept my advice,
They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.
31 So they shall (R)eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be (S)filled with their own schemes.
32 For the (T)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33 But (U)whoever listens to me will live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
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