Proverbs 3 April 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

εἰρήνην

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proverbs 3

New International Version

Wisdom Bestows Well-Being

1 My son, do not forget my teaching,
    but keep my commands in your heart,
² for they will prolong your life many years
    and bring you peace and prosperity.

³ Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴ Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.^[a]

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and shun evil.
⁸ This will bring health to your body
    and nourishment to your bones.

⁹ Honor the Lord with your wealth,
    with the firstfruits of all your crops;
¹⁰ then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
    and your vats will brim over with new wine.

¹¹ My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not resent his rebuke,
¹² because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
    as a father the son he delights in.^[b]

¹³ Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,
¹⁴ for she is more profitable than silver
    and yields better returns than gold.
¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies;
    nothing you desire can compare with her.
¹⁶ Long life is in her right hand;
    in her left hand are riches and honor.
¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant ways,
    and all her paths are peace.
¹⁸ She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.

¹⁹ By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,
    by understanding he set the heavens in place;
²⁰ by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,
    and the clouds let drop the dew.

²¹ My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,
    preserve sound judgment and discretion;
²² they will be life for you,
    an ornament to grace your neck.
²³ Then you will go on your way in safety,
    and your foot will not stumble.
²⁴ When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
    when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
²⁵ Have no fear of sudden disaster
    or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
²⁶ for the Lord will be at your side
    and will keep your foot from being snared.

²⁷ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
²⁸ Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.
²⁹ Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
    who lives trustfully near you.
³⁰ Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
    when they have done you no harm.

³¹ Do not envy the violent
    or choose any of their ways.

³² For the Lord detests the perverse
    but takes the upright into his confidence.
³³ The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.
³⁴ He mocks proud mockers
    but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
³⁵ The wise inherit honor,
    but fools get only shame.

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Ephesians 6 NIV

1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” ^a

 

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Exodus 20:12

New International Version

¹² “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

 

 

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What is shalom?

The ancient Hebrew concept of peace, rooted in the word "shalom," meant wholeness, completeness, soundness, health, safety and prosperity, carrying with it the implication of permanence.

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Isaiah 26:3 NIV

You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.

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John 14:27

New International Version

²⁷ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.εἰρήνην  Peace

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Philippians 4:7 NIV

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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εἰρήνην  Peace

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Tefillin

Tefillin (/ˈtfɪlɪn/; Israeli Hebrew: תְּפִלִּין / תְּפִילִּין; Askhenazic pronunciation: [tfiˈlin]) or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. Tefillin are worn by adult Jews during weekday morning prayers. In Orthodox and traditional communities, they are worn solely by men, while some Reform and Conservative (Masorti) communities allow for them to be worn by both men and women. By traditional Jewish Law (halacha), women are exempt from most time-dependent positive commandments.

Although "tefillin" is technically the plural form (the singular being "tefillah"), it is often used as a singular as well.^[1] The arm-tefillah (or shel yad [literally "of the hand"]) is placed on the upper (non-dominant) arm, and the strap wrapped around the forelimb, hand and middle finger; while the head-tefillah (or shel rosh [literally "of the head"]) is placed between the eyes at the boundary of the forehead and hair. They are intended to fulfill the Torah's instructions to maintain a continuous "sign" and "remembrance" of the Exodus from Egypt, as they were originally worn all day, from sunrise to sunset.

The biblical verses often cited as referring to tefillin are obscure. Deuteronomy 11:18, for instance, does not designate explicitly what specifically to "bind upon your arm", and the definition of "totafot between your eyes" is not obvious. These details are delineated in the Oral Torah. At least as early as the 1st century CE, many Jews understood the verses literally and wore physical tefillin, as shown by archaeological finds at Qumran^[2] and a reference in the New Testament. 

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Proverbs 2:5 - April 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proverbs 2

New International Version

Moral Benefits of Wisdom

 1 My son, 

if 

      you accept my words
      and store up my commands within you,
    ² turning your ear to wisdom
      and applying your heart to understanding—

 
    ³ indeed, if  

      you call out for insight
      and cry aloud for understanding,
 

⁴ and if

    you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,
 

⁵ then

    you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.
   ⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
   ⁷ He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
   ⁸ for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.

⁹ Then

   you will understand what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.
¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your heart,
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
¹¹ Discretion will protect you,
    and understanding will guard you.

¹² Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
    from men whose words are perverse,
¹³ who have left the straight paths
    to walk in dark ways,
¹⁴ who delight in doing wrong
    and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
¹⁵ whose paths are crooked
    and who are devious in their ways.

¹⁶ Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,
    from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
¹⁷ who has left the partner of her youth
    and ignored the covenant she made before God.^[a]
18 Surely her house leads down to death
    and her paths to the spirits of the dead.
¹⁹ None who go to her return
    or attain the paths of life.

²⁰ Thus  

    you will walk in the ways of the good
    and keep to the paths of the righteous.
²¹ For the upright will live in the land,
    and the blameless will remain in it;
²² but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
    and the unfaithful will be torn from it.

Footnotes

1. Proverbs 2:17 Or covenant of her God 

 

 

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Colossians 2

New International Version

2 I want you to know how hard I am contending^(A) for you and for those at Laodicea,^(B) and for all who have not met me personally. ² My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart^(C) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery^(D) of God, namely, Christ, ³ in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge

 

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1 John 2

New International Version

 

Reasons for Writing

¹² I am writing to you, dear children,
    because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
¹³ I am writing to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
    because you have overcome the evil one.

¹⁴ I write to you, dear children,
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,
    and the word of God lives in you,
    and you have overcome the evil one.

 

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Ezekiel 18

New International Version

 The One Who Sins Will Die

18 The word of the Lord came to me: ² “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:

“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
    and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

³ “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. ⁴ For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die. 

 

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Proverbs March 22

 

 

 

 

1 Timothy 4

New International Version

4 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. ² Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.

 

Job 38:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

“Who is this that darkens counsel By words without knowledge?

Elihu is introduced in Job 32:2, towards the end of the book. His speeches comprise chapters 32-37,^[1] and he opens his discourse with more modesty than displayed by the other comforters. Elihu addresses Job by name (Job 33:1, 33:31, 37:14),^[2] and his words differ from those of the three friends in that his monologues discuss divine providence, which he insists is full of wisdom and mercy.

The narrator's preface Job 32:4–5 and Elihu's own words in Job 32:11 indicate that he has been listening intently to the conversation between Job and the other three men. He also admits his status as one who is not an elder (32:6–7). As Elihu's monologue reveals, his anger against the three older men was so strong he could not contain himself (32:2–4). An "angry young man",^[3][4] he is critical of both Job and his friends:

 

The Wrath of Elihu (1805) by William Blake; one of his series of illustrations of the Book of Job

 

 

Job 38 NIV

The Lord Speaks

1Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:

2“Who is this that obscures my plans

with words without knowledge?

2 Chronicles 1

New International Version

 

 

⁸ Solomon answered God, “You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place. ⁹ Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth. ¹⁰ Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?”

 

 

1 Kings 12

 

1

Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all the Israelites had gone there to make him king.

2

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this (he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), he returned from ^[1] Egypt.

3

So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him:

4

"Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you."

5

Rehoboam answered, "Go away for three days and then come back to me." So the people went away.

6

Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. "How would you advise me to answer these people?" he asked.

7

They replied, "If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants."

8

But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

9

He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, `Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?"

10

The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Tell these people who have said to you, `Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter'--tell them, `My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.

11

My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.'"

12

Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, "Come back to me in three days."

13

The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,

14

he followed the advice of the young men and said, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions."

 

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Proverbs 2

New International Version

Moral Benefits of Wisdom

 My son, if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,
² turning your ear to wisdom
    and applying your heart to understanding—
³ indeed, if you call out for insight
    and cry aloud for understanding,
⁴ and if you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,
⁵ then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.
⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
⁷ He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
⁸ for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.

⁹ Then you will understand what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.
¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your heart,
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
¹¹ Discretion will protect you,
    and understanding will guard you.

¹² Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
    from men whose words are perverse,
¹³ who have left the straight paths
    to walk in dark ways,
¹⁴ who delight in doing wrong
    and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
¹⁵ whose paths are crooked
    and who are devious in their ways.

¹⁶ Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,
    from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
¹⁷ who has left the partner of her youth
    and ignored the covenant she made before God.^[a]
18 Surely her house leads down to death
    and her paths to the spirits of the dead.
¹⁹ None who go to her return
    or attain the paths of life.

²⁰ Thus you will walk in the ways of the good
    and keep to the paths of the righteous.
²¹ For the upright will live in the land,
    and the blameless will remain in it;
²² but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
    and the unfaithful will be torn from it.

Footnotes

1. Proverbs 2:17 Or covenant of her God

 

 

 

Proverbs Introduction March 1 , March, 8 2022

Hagia Sophia

 

Koinē Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία

Definition of proverb noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

proverb

noun

 

​a well-known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says something that is generally true, for example ‘Waste not, want not.’

 

מִ֭שְׁלֵי   

miš·lê — 3 Occurrences

Proverbs 1:1
HEB: מִ֭שְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בֶן־
NAS: The proverbs of Solomon the son
KJV: The proverbs of Solomon the son
INT: the proverbs of Solomon the son

Proverbs 10:1
HEB: מִשְׁלֵ֗י שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה פ
NAS: The proverbs of Solomon. A wise
KJV: The proverbs of Solomon. A wise
INT: the proverbs of Solomon son

Proverbs 25:1
HEB: גַּם־ אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁלֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: also are proverbs of Solomon
KJV: These [are] also proverbs of Solomon,
INT: also These are proverbs of Solomon which

 

ḥāḵ·māh — 74 Occurrences

חָכְמָ֣ה

 Exodus 28:3
HEB: מִלֵּאתִ֖יו ר֣וּחַ חָכְמָ֑ה וְעָשׂ֞וּ אֶת־
NAS: with the spirit of wisdom, that they make
KJV: with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make
INT: have endowed the spirit of wisdom make garments

 

da·‘aṯ — 52 Occurrences

דַּ֣עַת

Numbers 24:16
HEB: אֵ֔ל וְיֹדֵ֖עַ דַּ֣עַת עֶלְי֑וֹן מַחֲזֵ֤ה
NAS: And knows the knowledge of the Most High,
KJV: and knew the knowledge of the most High,
INT: of God and knows the knowledge of the Most the vision

 

What Kind of Fool?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D. November 16, 2013

Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, but any fool will quarrel.  Proverbs 20:3  NASB

Fool – Proverbs employs several different words for the English “fool.”  Knowing which one makes a big difference.  “Fool” can be the translation of ‘ewil (as it is here), or kesil or nabal.  Sometimes it is even the translation of lets (usually “scoffer”).  There are differences not captured in English.  ‘ewil is someone who not only lacks sense but is morally deficient or corrupt.  In Hebrew, the word “fool” doesn’t usually describe a person without commonsense or street savvy.  It is not about someone who is stupid.  It is about someone who either ignores the moral government of God or acts in opposition to God’s sovereign reign or both.  Kesil is someone who is simply ignorant of the moral demands of God.  While this person acts against God’s instructions at the time, it is still possible for an awakening since his disobedience is not deliberate.  For this person, Leviticus provides restoration and renewed access to the Kingdom.  But ‘ewil is in far more trouble.  He acts with intentional disregard for what he knows to be true, claiming that as long as no immediate consequences befall him, no real harm is done.  He operates on the moral principle of what he can get away with.  He is a walking, waiting disaster.  He is a man who has all the answers and proudly announces such.

Then there is the nabal.  This word is used to describe a false prophet among others.  This is a person who shames his parents, disregards civility, runs at the mouth and will eventually die a disrespectful death.  He has no fear of God or Man and his life displays the consequences of this attitude.  Proverbs strongly suggests avoiding such a person since this attitude about life will also lead others astray.

Finally, there is lets.  This is a person of contempt; one who mocks and ridicules.  Amazingly, our culture often idolizes such Cretans as if scoffing or taunting others is a mark of supremacy.  We might want to reconsider the real impact of making jokes at another’s expense.  This man satirizes his opponents, derides their morality and generally jeers at any ethics he does not wish to endorse.  As far as the biblical text is concerned, such a person is without hope in the olam ha’ba.  It is far better to simply walk away than to engage this kind of fool.  In at least one sense, even God has written him off.

If you run across a kesil, there is still time for recovery.  The only obstacle to a morally upright life is education (by the way, this is not “information”).  Ignorance is not bliss.  In this case, it is considerable danger.  But if you encounter an ‘ewil, you will know as soon as his mouth opens that there is no end to his protests and he is a bottomless pit in his demands.  Let him go.  No honor is found in arguing with one who does not wish to learn.  As for the other two “fools,” take the first “Exit” you can find.

Topical Index:  fool, ‘ewil, kasil, nabal, lets, Proverbs 20:3

 

 

Dr. J. Vernon McGee :: Outline for Proverbs

OUTLINE:

I. Wisdom and folly contrasted, Chapters 1—9

II. Proverbs of Solomon, written and set in order by himself, Chapters 10—24

III. Proverbs of Solomon, set in order by men of Hezekiah, Chapters 25—29

IV. Oracle of Agur, unknown sage, Chapter 30

V. Proverbs of a mother to Lemuel, Chapter 31

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/mcgee_j_vernon/notes-outlines/proverbs/proverbs-outline.cfm

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Wisdom's Seven Pillars is a women's Bible study by Author Nancy Sari that teaches the seven pillars that uphold wisdom's house found in Proverbs 9:1. Wisdom's seven pillars, according to scripture, are: 

fear of the Lord, 

instruction, 

knowledge, 

understanding, 

discretion, 

counsel, 

and reproof.

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Ecclesiastes 12 

The Conclusion of the Matter

⁹ Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs. ¹⁰ The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.^[b] 12 Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.

Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.

¹³ Now all has been heard;
    here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
    for this is the duty of all mankind.
¹⁴ For God will bring every deed into judgment,
    including every hidden thing,
    whether it is good or evil.

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The Little Ways That Encourage Good Fortune
by William Stafford

Wisdom is having things right in your life
and knowing why.
If you do not have things right in your life
you will be overwhelmed:
you may be heroic, but you will not be wise.
If you have things right in your life
but do not know why,
you are just lucky, and you will not move
in the little ways that encourage good fortune.

The saddest are those not right in their lives
who are acting to make things right for others:
they act only from the self—
and that self will never be right:
no luck, no help, no wisdom.

Writers Almanac January 22nd 2022

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2 Samuel 7

God’s Promise to David

7 After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, ² he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

³ Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”

⁴ But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:

⁵ “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in? ⁶ I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling. ⁷ Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’

⁸ “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. ⁹ I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth. ¹⁰ And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning ¹¹ and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders^[a] over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.

“‘The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you: ¹² When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³ He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. ¹⁴ I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. ¹⁵ But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. ¹⁶ Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me^[b]; your throne will be established forever.’”

¹⁷ Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

Proverbs 1 NIV

1

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

2

for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;

3

for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair;

4

for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young--

5

let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance--

6

for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools ^[1] despise wisdom and discipline.

8

Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

9

They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

10

My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them.

11

If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for someone's blood, let's waylay some harmless soul;

12

let's swallow them alive, like the grave, ^[2] and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

13

we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;

14

throw in your lot with us, and we will share a common purse"--

15

my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;

16

for their feet rush into sin, they are swift to shed blood.

17

How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds!

18

These men lie in wait for their own blood; they waylay only themselves!

19

Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it.

20

Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares;

21

at the head of the noisy streets ^[3] she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:

22

"How long will you simple ones ^[4] love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

23

If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.

24

But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,

25

since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,

26

I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you--

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when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

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"Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me.

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Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD,

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since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,

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they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.

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For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;

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but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."

1. [7] The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote one who is morally deficient.
2. [12] Hebrew Sheol
3. [21] Hebrew; Septuagint / on the tops of the walls
4. [22] The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs generally denotes one without moral direction and inclined to evil.