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Proverbs 1:12-22
New King James Version
Proverbs 1:12-22
New King James Version
12 Let us swallow them alive like [a]Sheol,
And whole, (A)like those who go down to the Pit;
13 We shall find all kinds of precious [b]possessions,
We shall fill our houses with [c]spoil;
14 Cast in your lot among us,
Let us all have one purse”—
15 My son, (B)do not walk in the way with them,
(C)Keep your foot from their path;
16 (D)For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely, in [d]vain the net is spread
In the sight of any [e]bird;
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 (E)So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.
The Call of Wisdom
20 (F)Wisdom calls aloud [f]outside;
She raises her voice in the open squares.
21 She cries out in the [g]chief concourses,
At the openings of the gates in the city
She speaks her words:
22 “How long, you [h]simple ones, will you love [i]simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:12 Or the grave
- Proverbs 1:13 Lit. wealth
- Proverbs 1:13 plunder
- Proverbs 1:17 futility
- Proverbs 1:17 Lit. lord of the wing
- Proverbs 1:20 in the street
- Proverbs 1:21 LXX, Syr., Tg. top of the walls; Vg. the head of multitudes
- Proverbs 1:22 naive
- Proverbs 1:22 naivete
Proverbs 1:12-22
New International Version
Proverbs 1:12-22
New International Version
12 let’s swallow(A) them alive, like the grave,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;(B)
13 we will get all sorts of valuable things
and fill our houses with plunder;
14 cast lots with us;
we will all share the loot(C)”—
15 my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot(D) on their paths;(E)
16 for their feet rush into evil,(F)
they are swift to shed blood.(G)
17 How useless to spread a net
where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait(H) for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!(I)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the life of those who get it.(J)
Wisdom’s Rebuke
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners
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