Proverbs, Chapter 1:

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Verses from Proverbs, Chapter 1 of the book of Proverbs of the Bible.

Purpose and theme

1. These are the proverbs of King Solomon, son of David, king of Israel.
2. They will lead to wisdom and discipline, bringing understanding and discernment through their words;
3. They will learn to live righteously, sensibly and justly, walking on the correct and straight path;
4. They will help the inexperienced to acquire prudence, and the young, knowledge and common sense.
5. He who hears wisely will increase his knowledge, and the discerning will obtain guidance for life;
6. Thus, you will understand the proverbs, parables and riddles of the wise men.

7. The beginning of knowledge is the fear of the Lord, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
8. Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not despise your mother's teaching;
9. They will be like precious ornaments for your head, a graceful adornment for your neck.
10. My son, if evil people persuade you, do not give in to temptation;
11. If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in ambush to kill someone; let us lie in wait for the innocent;
12. Let us swallow them alive, as the grave consumes the dead; let us drag them into the pit whole;
13. We will find all kinds of precious goods, we will fill our houses with the spoils;
14. Join us, we will share everything we get equally!”
15. My son, don't follow the path of these people! Turn your feet away from their evil path;
16. For their feet run to do evil; always ready to shed blood.
17. Just as it is useless to spread the net in the presence of birds, they do not realize that they are setting traps against themselves;
18. They are self-destructive, like all greedy people, who destroy themselves through their own greed.
19. Wisdom cries out loud in the streets, raises her voice in the crowded squares;

20. On noisy street corners she shouts, and at the entrances to cities she utters her teachings:
21. “How long will they, inexperienced, love foolishness? And you mockers, how long will you delight in mockery? And you fools, how long will you despise knowledge?
22. If you heed my rebuke, I will give you a spirit of wisdom and reveal my thoughts to you.
23. Yet you rejected my exhortation and ignored all my warnings.
24. For when I stretched out my hand, you did not respond; When I called, no one answered.
25. They despised my advice and refused to accept my reproof.
26. Therefore, I will laugh at the misfortune that will come upon you, and I will mock when what you fear comes upon you;
27. When what they fear overtakes them like a storm, and misfortune hits them like a whirlwind, when anguish and pain overwhelm them.
28. Then they will call me, but I will not answer; They will look for me, but they will not find me.
29. Because they despised knowledge and refused the fear of the Lord.
30. They would not accept my advice, and they ignored all my reproofs.
31. They will reap the fruit of their conduct and be satisfied with their own machinations.
32. For the inconstancy of the inexperienced will destroy them, and the false assurance of the foolish will annihilate them;
33. But whoever listens to me will live in safety, and will be at ease, without fear of any evil.”