The Purpose of Proverbs 1The proverbs of Solomon1Kg 4:32; Pr 10:1; 25:1; Ec 12:9 son of David, king of Israel: 2For learning wisdom and discipline; for understanding insightful sayings; 3for receiving prudent instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity;Pr 2:9 4for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,1:4 Or simple, or gulliblePr 8:5 knowledge and discretionPr 2:11; 3:21 to a young man — 5let a wise person listen and increase learning,Pr 9:9; 16:21,23 and let a discerning person obtain guidance — 6for understanding a proverb or a parable,1:6 Or an enigma the words of the wise, and their riddles.Nm 12:8; Jdg 14:12; Ps 49:4; Hab 2:6 7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;Jb 28:28; Ps 111:10; Pr 9:10; 15:33 fools despise wisdom and discipline.Eph 5:17 Avoid the Path of the Violent 8Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,Pr 6:20; 31:1 9for they will be a garlandPr 4:9 of favor on your head and pendants1:9 Lit chains around your neck.Gn 41:42; Pr 6:21; Dn 5:29 10My son, if sinners entice you,Pr 16:29 don’t be persuaded.Ps 141:4 11If they say — “Come with us! Let’s set an ambushPr 12:6; Jr 5:26 and kill someone.1:11 Lit Let’s ambush for blood Let’s attack some innocent personPs 10:8 just for fun!1:11 Lit person for no reason 12Let’s swallow them alive,Ps 124:3 like Sheol, whole, like those who go down to the Pit.Ps 28:1 13We’ll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder.Pr 24:4 14Throw in your lot with us, and we’ll all share the loot”1:14 Lit us; one bag will be for all of us — 15my son, don’t travel that road with themPs 1:1; Pr 4:14 or set foot on their path,Ps 119:101; Pr 16:19 16because their feet run toward evil and they hurry to shed blood.Pr 6:17–18; Is 59:7; Rm 3:15 17It is useless to spread a net where any bird can see it, 18but they set an ambush to kill themselves;1:18 Lit they ambush for their blood they attack their own lives. 19Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;Pr 15:27; Ezk 22:27; Hab 2:6–12 it takes the lives of those who receive it.1:19 Lit takes the life of its masters Wisdom’s Plea 20Wisdom calls out in the street; she makes her voice heard in the public squares.Pr 8:1–3; 9:3 21She cries out above1:21 Lit at the head of the commotion; she speaks at the entrance of the city gates: 22“How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockersPs 1:1 enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?Jb 21:14; Pr 1:29; 5:12 23If you respond to my warning,1:23 Lit you turn back to my reprimandPr 3:11; 15:5,31–32 then I will pour out my spirit on youJl 2:28 and teach you my words. 24Since I called out and you refused,Is 65:12; 66:4; Jr 7:13; Zch 7:11 extended my hand and no one paid attention,Is 65:2; Rm 10:21 25since you neglected all my counselPs 107:11; Lk 7:30 and did not accept my correction, 26I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.Ps 2:4 I will mock when terror strikes you, 27when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you. 28Then they will call me, but I won’t answer; they will search for me, but won’t find me.1Sm 8:18 29Because they hated knowledge, didn’t choose to fear the Lord,Pr 1:7 30were not interested in my counsel, and rejected all my correction,Pr 5:12; 15:5 31they will eat the fruit of their wayJr 6:19 and be glutted with their own schemes.Pr 14:14; 28:19 32For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them,Jr 2:19 and the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33But whoever listens to me will live securely and be undisturbed by the dread of danger.” Blessed be the Lord! Day after day he bears our burdens; God is our salvation. https://temtube.com/#bible#bibleverse#subscribe
What is Proverbs 1 and Psalms 68:19
