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  1:1 ¶
The proverbsº
of
Šælömò
שְׁלֹמֹהº
the sonº
of
Däwið
דָּוִד,º
kingº
of
Yi$rä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל;º |
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1:1 ¶
The proverbs of Shelomoh the son of Dawid, king of Yisrael; |
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To knowºº
wisdomº
and instruction;º
to perceiveºº
the wordsº
of understanding;º |
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To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; |
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1:3
To receiveºº
the instructionº
of wisdom,ºº
justice,º
and judgment,º
and equity;º |
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To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; |
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1:4
To giveºº
subtiltyº
to the simple,º
to the young manº
knowledgeº
and discretion.º |
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To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. |
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1:5
A wiseº
[man] will hear,ºº
and will increaseºº
learning;º
and a man of understandingºº
shall attainºº
unto wise counsels:º |
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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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1:6
To understandºº
a proverb,º
and the interpretation;º
the wordsº
of the wise,º
and their dark sayings.º |
1:6
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. |
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1:7 ¶
The fearº
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶהº
[is] the beginningº
of knowledge:º
[but] foolsº
despiseºº
wisdomº
and instruction.º |
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The fear of Yahweh [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
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1:8
My son,º
hearºº
the instructionº
of thy father,º
and forsakeºº
notº
the lawº
of thy mother:º |
1:8
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: |
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1:9
Forº
theyº
[shall be] an ornamentº
of graceº
unto thy head,º
and chainsº
about thy neck.º |
1:9
For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. |
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1:10 ¶
My son,º
ifº
sinnersº
enticeºº
thee, consentºº
thou not.º |
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My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. |
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Ifº
they say,ºº
Comeººº
withº
us, let us lay waitºº
for blood,º
let us lurkºº
privilyº
for the innocentº
without cause:º |
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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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1:12
Let us swallow them upºº
aliveº
as the grave;º
and whole,º
as those that go downºº
into the pit:º |
1:12
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: |
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1:13
We shall findºº
allº
preciousº
substance,º
we shall fillºº
our housesº
with spoil:º |
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We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: |
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1:14
Castºº
inº
thy lotº
amongº
us; let us allº
haveº
oneº
purse:º |
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Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: |
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1:15
My son,º
walkººº
notº
thou in the wayº
withº
them; refrainºº
thy footº
from their path:ºº |
1:15
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: |
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1:16
Forº
their feetº
runºº
to evil,º
and make hasteºº
to shedºº
blood.º |
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For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. |
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1:17
Surelyº
in vainº
the netº
is spreadºº
in the sightº
of anyº
bird.ºº |
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Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. |
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1:18
And theyº
lay waitºº
for their [own] blood;º
they lurk privilyºº
for their [own] lives.º |
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And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives. |
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1:19
Soº
[are] the waysº
of every oneº
that is greedyºº
of gain;º
[which] taketh awayººº
the lifeº
of the ownersº
thereof. |
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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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1:20 ¶
Wisdomº
criethºº
without;º
she utterethºº
her voiceº
in the streets:º |
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Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: |
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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], |
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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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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 |
1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? |
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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. |
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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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1:24 ¶
Becauseº
I have called,ºº
and ye refused;ºº
I have stretched outºº
my hand,º
and no manº
regarded;ºº |
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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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1:25
But ye have set at noughtºº
allº
my counsel,º
and wouldºº
noneº
of my reproof:º |
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But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: |
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1:26
Iº
alsoº
will laughºº
at your calamity;º
I will mockºº
when your fearº
cometh;ºº |
1:26
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; |
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1:27
When your fearº
comethºº
as desolation,ººº
and your destructionº
comethºº
as a whirlwind;º
when distressº
and anguishº
comethºº
uponº
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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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: |
1:28
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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1:29
For thatºº
they hatedºº
knowledge,º
and did notº
chooseºº
the fearº
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה:º |
1:29
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Yahweh: |
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1:30
They wouldºº
noneº
of my counsel:º
they despisedºº
allº
my reproof.º |
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They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. |
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1:31
Therefore shall they eatºº
of the fruitºº
of their own way,º
and be filledºº
with their own devices.ºº |
1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. |
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1:32
Forº
the turning awayº
of the simpleº
shall slayºº
them, and the prosperityº
of foolsº
shall destroyºº
them. |
1:32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. |
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1:33
But whoso hearkenethºº
unto me shall dwellºº
safely,º
and shall be quietºº
from fearºº
of evil.º |
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But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. |
