Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 1:1 ¶ The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;

 1:1 ¶ The proverbsº of Solomonº the sonº of David,º kingº of Israel;º

 1:2 to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

 1:2 To knowºº wisdomº and instruction;º to perceiveºº the wordsº of understanding;º

 1:3 to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgement;

 1:3 To receiveºº the instructionº of wisdom,ºº justice,º and judgment,º and equity;º

 1:4 that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.

 1:4 To giveºº subtiltyº to the simple,º to the young manº knowledgeº and discretion.º

 1:5 For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;

 1:5 A wiseº [man] will hear,ºº and will increaseºº learning;º and a man of understandingºº shall attainºº unto wise counsels:º

 1:6 and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.

 1:6 To understandºº a proverb,º and the interpretation;º the wordsº of the wise,º and their dark sayings.º

 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.

 1:7 ¶ The fearº of Yahwehº [is] the beginningº of knowledge:º [but] foolsº despiseºº wisdomº and instruction.º

 1:8 Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.

 1:8 My son,º hearºº the instructionº of thy father,º and forsakeºº notº the lawº of thy mother:º

 1:9 For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.

 1:9 Forº theyº [shall be] an ornamentº of graceº unto thy head,º and chainsº about thy neck.º

 1:10 ¶ [My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou [to them].

 1:10 ¶ My son,º ifº sinnersº enticeºº thee, consentºº thou not.º

 1:11 If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

 1:11 Ifº they say,ºº Comeººº withº us, let us lay waitºº for blood,º let us lurkºº privilyº for the innocentº without cause:º

 1:12 and let us swallow him alive, as the grave{gr.Hades} [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth:

 1:12 Let us swallow them upºº aliveº as the grave;º and whole,º as those that go downºº into the pit:º

 1:13 let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:

 1:13 We shall findºº allº preciousº substance,º we shall fillºº our housesº with spoil:º

 1:14 but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:

 1:14 Castºº inº thy lotº amongº us; let us allº haveº oneº purse:º

 1:15 go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:

 1:15 My son,º walkººº notº thou in the wayº withº them; refrainºº thy footº from their path:ºº

 1:16 [Absent from Manuscript]

 1:16 Forº their feetº runºº to evil,º and make hasteºº to shedºº blood.º

 1:17 for nets are not without cause spread for birds.

 1:17 Surelyº in vainº the netº is spreadºº in the sightº of anyº bird.ºº

 1:18 For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

 1:18 And theyº lay waitºº for their [own] blood;º they lurk privilyºº for their [own] lives.º

 1:19 These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

 1:19 Soº [are] the waysº of every oneº that is greedyºº of gain;º [which] taketh awayººº the lifeº of the ownersº thereof.

 1:20 ¶ Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.

 1:20 ¶ Wisdomº criethºº without;º she utterethºº her voiceº in the streets:º

 1:21 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,

 1:21 She criethºº in the chiefº placeº of concourse,ºº in the openingsº of the gates:º in the cityº she utterethºº her words,º [saying],

 1:22 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.

 1:22 How long,ºº ye simple ones,º will ye loveºº simplicity?º and the scornersºº delightºº in their scorning,º and foolsº hateºº knowledge?º

 1:23 Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.

 1:23 Turnºº you at my reproof:º behold,º I will pour outºº my spiritº unto you, I will make knownºº my wordsº unto you.

 1:24 ¶ Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;

 1:24 ¶ Becauseº I have called,ºº and ye refused;ºº I have stretched outºº my hand,º and no manº regarded;ºº

 1:25 but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;

 1:25 But ye have set at noughtºº allº my counsel,º and wouldºº noneº of my reproof:º

 1:26 therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:

 1:26 Iº alsoº will laughºº at your calamity;º I will mockºº when your fearº cometh;ºº

 1:27 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.

 1:27 When your fearº comethºº as desolation,ººº and your destructionº comethºº as a whirlwind;º when distressº and anguishº comethºº uponº you.

 1:28 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].

 1:28 Thenº shall they callºº uponº me, but I will notº answer;ºº they shall seek me early,ºº but they shall notº findºº me:

 1:29 For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

 1:29 For thatºº they hatedºº knowledge,º and did notº chooseºº the fearº of Yahweh:º

 1:30 neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

 1:30 They wouldºº noneº of my counsel:º they despisedºº allº my reproof.º

 1:31 Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

 1:31 Therefore shall they eatºº of the fruitºº of their own way,º and be filledºº with their own devices.ºº

 1:32 For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

 1:32 Forº the turning awayº of the simpleº shall slayºº them, and the prosperityº of foolsº shall destroyºº them.

 1:33 But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.

 1:33 But whoso hearkenethºº unto me shall dwellºº safely,º and shall be quietºº from fearºº of evil.º