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  1:1 ¶
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel; |
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1:1 ¶
The proverbs°
of Solomon°
the son°
of David,°
king°
of Israel;° |
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to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding; |
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To know°°
wisdom°
and instruction;°
to perceive°°
the words°
of understanding;° |
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to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgement; |
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To receive°°
the instruction°
of wisdom,°°
justice,°
and judgment,°
and equity;° |
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that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding. |
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To give°°
subtilty°
to the simple,°
to the young man°
knowledge°
and discretion.° |
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For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction; |
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A wise°
[man] will hear,°°
and will increase°°
learning;°
and a man of understanding°°
shall attain°°
unto wise counsels:° |
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and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles. |
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To understand°°
a proverb,°
and the interpretation;°
the words°
of the wise,°
and their dark sayings.° |
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1:7 ¶
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction. |
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1:7 ¶
The fear°
of Yahweh°
[is] the beginning°
of knowledge:°
[but] fools°
despise°°
wisdom°
and instruction.° |
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Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother. |
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My son,°
hear°°
the instruction°
of thy father,°
and forsake°°
not°
the law°
of thy mother:° |
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For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck. |
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For°
they°
[shall be] an ornament°
of grace°
unto thy head,°
and chains°
about thy neck.° |
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1:10 ¶
[My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou [to them]. |
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1:10 ¶
My son,°
if°
sinners°
entice°°
thee, consent°°
thou not.° |
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If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth: |
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If°
they say,°°
Come°°°
with°
us, let us lay wait°°
for blood,°
let us lurk°°
privily°
for the innocent°
without cause:° |
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and let us swallow him alive, as the grave{gr.Hades} [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth: |
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Let us swallow them up°°
alive°
as the grave;°
and whole,°
as those that go down°°
into the pit:° |
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let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils: |
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We shall find°°
all°
precious°
substance,°
we shall fill°°
our houses°
with spoil:° |
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but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch: |
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Cast°°
in°
thy lot°
among°
us; let us all°
have°
one°
purse:° |
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go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths: |
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My son,°
walk°°°
not°
thou in the way°
with°
them; refrain°°
thy foot°
from their path:°° |
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[Absent from Manuscript] |
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For°
their feet°
run°°
to evil,°
and make haste°°
to shed°°
blood.° |
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for nets are not without cause spread for birds. |
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Surely°
in vain°
the net°
is spread°°
in the sight°
of any°
bird.°° |
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For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil. |
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And they°
lay wait°°
for their [own] blood;°
they lurk privily°°
for their [own] lives.° |
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These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life. |
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So°
[are] the ways°
of every one°
that is greedy°°
of gain;°
[which] taketh away°°°
the life°
of the owners°
thereof. |
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Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly. |
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Wisdom°
crieth°°
without;°
she uttereth°°
her voice°
in the streets:° |
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And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says, |
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She crieth°°
in the chief°
place°
of concourse,°°
in the openings°
of the gates:°
in the city°
she uttereth°°
her words,°
[saying], |
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So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs. |
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How long,°°
ye simple ones,°
will ye love°°
simplicity?°
and the scorners°°
delight°°
in their scorning,°
and fools°
hate°°
knowledge?° |
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Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech. |
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Turn°°
you at my reproof:°
behold,°
I will pour out°°
my spirit°
unto you, I will make known°°
my words°
unto you. |
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Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed; |
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Because°
I have called,°°
and ye refused;°°
I have stretched out°°
my hand,°
and no man°
regarded;°° |
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but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs; |
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But ye have set at nought°°
all°
my counsel,°
and would°°
none°
of my reproof:° |
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therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you: |
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I°
also°
will laugh°°
at your calamity;°
I will mock°°
when your fear°
cometh;°° |
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yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you. |
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When your fear°
cometh°°
as desolation,°°°
and your destruction°
cometh°°
as a whirlwind;°
when distress°
and anguish°
cometh°°
upon°
you. |
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For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me]. |
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Then°
shall they call°°
upon°
me, but I will not°
answer;°°
they shall seek me early,°°
but they shall not°
find°°
me: |
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For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord: |
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For that°°
they hated°°
knowledge,°
and did not°
choose°°
the fear°
of Yahweh:° |
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neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs. |
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They would°°
none°
of my counsel:°
they despised°°
all°
my reproof.° |
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Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness. |
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Therefore shall they eat°°
of the fruit°°
of their own way,°
and be filled°°
with their own devices.°° |
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For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly. |
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For°
the turning away°
of the simple°
shall slay°°
them, and the prosperity°
of fools°
shall destroy°°
them. |
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But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil. |
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But whoso hearkeneth°°
unto me shall dwell°°
safely,°
and shall be quiet°°
from fear°°
of evil.° |
