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These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel. |
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Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. |
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Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair. |
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These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young. |
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Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance |
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by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles. |
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Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. |
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My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don't neglect your mother's instruction. |
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What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck. |
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My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them! |
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They may say, "Come and join us. Let's hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let's ambush the innocent! |
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Let's swallow them alive, like the grave; let's swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death. |
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Think of the great things we'll get! We'll fill our houses with all the stuff we take. |
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Come, throw in your lot with us; we'll all share the loot." |
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My child, don't go along with them! Stay far away from their paths. |
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They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder. |
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If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away. |
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But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed. |
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Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life. |
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Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square. |
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She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate: |
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"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? |
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Come and listen to my counsel. I'll share my heart with you and make you wise. |
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"I called you so often, but you wouldn't come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention. |
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You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered. |
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So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you-- |
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when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you. |
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"When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me. |
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For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. |
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They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them. |
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Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes. |
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For simpletons turn away from me-- to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency. |
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But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm." |
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