PROBERBS 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 1:2
for attaining wisdom and discipline;
for understanding words of insight; 1:3
for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
doing what is right and just and fair; 1:4
for giving prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young-- 1:5
let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance-- 1:6
for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.
1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Warning Against Enticement

1:8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. 1:9
They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
1:10 My son, if sinners entice you,
do not give in to them. 1:11
If they say, "Come along with us;
let's lie in wait for someone's blood,
let's waylay some harmless soul; 1:12
let's swallow them alive, like the grave,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit; 1:13
we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; 1:14
throw in your lot with us,
and we will share a common purse"-- 1:15
my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot on their paths; 1:16
for their feet rush into sin,
they are swift to shed blood. 1:17
How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds! 1:18
These men lie in wait for their own blood;
they waylay only themselves! 1:19
Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the lives of those who get it.

Warning Against Rejection Wisdom

1:20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street,
she raises her voice in the public squares; 1:21
at the head of the noisy streets she cries out,
in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:
1:22 "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? 1:23
If you had responded to my rebuke,
I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you. 1:24
But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand, 1:25
since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke, 1:26
I in turn will laugh at your disaster;
I will mock when calamity overtakes you-- 1:27
when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
1:28 "Then they will call to me but I will not answer;
they will look for me but will not find me. 1:29
Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD, 1:30
since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, 1:31
they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. 1:32
For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them; 1:33
but whoever listens to me will live in safety 0and be at ease, without fear of harm."