| International Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1The proverbs of David's son Solomon, king of Israel. | 1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: |
| 2These proverbs are for gaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; | 2for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; |
| 3for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living; | 3for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair; |
| 4for giving prudence to the naïve, and knowledge and discretion to the young. | 4for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young-- |
| 5Let the wise listen and increase their learning; let the person of understanding receive guidance | 5let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-- |
| 6in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles. | 6for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. |
| 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. | 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
| 8My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching. | 8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. |
| 9They will be a graceful wreath for your head and a chain for your neck. | 9They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. |
| 10My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. | 10My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. |
| 11If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all. | 11If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for innocent blood, let's ambush some harmless soul; |
| 12Let's swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those who go down into the Pit. | 12let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; |
| 13We'll find all kinds of valuable wealth, and we'll fill our houses with spoil. | 13we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; |
| 14Throw your lot in with us, and all of us will have one purse." | 14cast lots with us; we will all share the loot"-- |
| 15My son, do not go along with them, and keep your feet away from their paths! | 15my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths; |
| 16For they run toward evil; these enticers shed blood without hesitation. | 16for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood. |
| 17Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds, | 17How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it! |
| 18but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves. | 18These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves! |
| 19Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain— it takes away the lives of those who possess it. | 19Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it. |
| 20Wisdom cries out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares. | 20Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square; |
| 21She calls out at the busiest part of the noisy streets, and at the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words: | 21on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech: |
| 22"You naïve ones, how long will you love naivete? And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing or fools hate knowledge?" | 22"How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? |
| 23Return to my correction! Look, I will pour out my spirit on you, and I will make my words known to you. | 23Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings. |
| 24"Because I called out to you and you refused to respond— I appealed, but no one paid attention— | 24But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand, |
| 25because you neglected all my advice and did not want my correction, | 25since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke, |
| 26I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes, | 26I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you-- |
| 27when what you dread comes like a storm, and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. | 27when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. |
| 28"Then they will call out to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me. | 28"Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me, |
| 29"Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD; | 29since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD. |
| 30they did not want my advice, and they rejected all my correction. | 30Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, |
| 31They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices. | 31they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. |
| 32Indeed, the waywardness of the naïve will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. | 32For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; |
| 33"But the person who listens to me will live safely and will be secure from the fear of evil." | 33but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm." |
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