American Standard Version - King James Version

 1:1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

 1:1 ¶ The proverbs° of Solomon° the son° of David,° king° of Israel;°

 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

 1:2 To know°° wisdom° and instruction;° to perceive°° the words° of understanding;°

 1:3 To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;

 1:3 To receive°° the instruction° of wisdom,°° justice,° and judgment,° and equity;°

 1:4 To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

 1:4 To give°° subtilty° to the simple,° to the young man° knowledge° and discretion.°

 1:5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

 1:5 A wise° [man] will hear,°° and will increase°° learning;° and a man of understanding°° shall attain°° unto wise counsels:°

 1:6 To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

 1:6 To understand°° a proverb,° and the interpretation;° the words° of the wise,° and their dark sayings.°

 1:7 ¶ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

 1:7 ¶ The fear° of the LORD° [is] the beginning° of knowledge:° [but] fools° despise°° wisdom° and instruction.°

 1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

 1:8 My son,° hear°° the instruction° of thy father,° and forsake°° not° the law° of thy mother:°

 1:9 For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

 1:9 For° they° [shall be] an ornament° of grace° unto thy head,° and chains° about thy neck.°

 1:10 ¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

 1:10 ¶ My son,° if° sinners° entice°° thee, consent°° thou not.°

 1:11 If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

 1:11 If° they say,°° Come°°° with° us, let us lay wait°° for blood,° let us lurk°° privily° for the innocent° without cause:°

 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;

 1:12 Let us swallow them up°° alive° as the grave;° and whole,° as those that go down°° into the pit:°

 1:13 We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;

 1:13 We shall find°° all° precious° substance,° we shall fill°° our houses° with spoil:°

 1:14 Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:

 1:14 Cast°° in° thy lot° among° us; let us all° have° one° purse:°

 1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

 1:15 My son,° walk°°° not° thou in the way° with° them; refrain°° thy foot° from their path:°°

 1:16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

 1:16 For° their feet° run°° to evil,° and make haste°° to shed°° blood.°

 1:17 For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

 1:17 Surely° in vain° the net° is spread°° in the sight° of any° bird.°°

 1:18 And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

 1:18 And they° lay wait°° for their [own] blood;° they lurk privily°° for their [own] lives.°

 1:19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

 1:19 So° [are] the ways° of every one° that is greedy°° of gain;° [which] taketh away°°° the life° of the owners° thereof.

 1:20 ¶ Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

 1:20 ¶ Wisdom° crieth°° without;° she uttereth°° her voice° in the streets:°

 1:21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

 1:21 She crieth°° in the chief° place° of concourse,°° in the openings° of the gates:° in the city° she uttereth°° her words,° [saying],

 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

 1:22 How long,°° ye simple ones,° will ye love°° simplicity?° and the scorners°° delight°° in their scorning,° and fools° hate°° knowledge?°

 1:23 Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.

 1:23 Turn°° you at my reproof:° behold,° I will pour out°° my spirit° unto you, I will make known°° my words° unto you.

 1:24 ¶ Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

 1:24 ¶ Because° I have called,°° and ye refused;°° I have stretched out°° my hand,° and no man° regarded;°°

 1:25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:

 1:25 But ye have set at nought°° all° my counsel,° and would°° none° of my reproof:°

 1:26 I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

 1:26 I° also° will laugh°° at your calamity;° I will mock°° when your fear° cometh;°°

 1:27 When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.

 1:27 When your fear° cometh°° as desolation,°°° and your destruction° cometh°° as a whirlwind;° when distress° and anguish° cometh°° upon° you.

 1:28 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

 1:28 Then° shall they call°° upon° me, but I will not° answer;°° they shall seek me early,°° but they shall not° find°° me:

 1:29 For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

 1:29 For that°° they hated°° knowledge,° and did not° choose°° the fear° of the LORD:°

 1:30 They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof.

 1:30 They would°° none° of my counsel:° they despised°° all° my reproof.°

 1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

 1:31 Therefore shall they eat°° of the fruit°° of their own way,° and be filled°° with their own devices.°°

 1:32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

 1:32 For° the turning away° of the simple° shall slay°° them, and the prosperity° of fools° shall destroy°° them.

 1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

 1:33 But whoso hearkeneth°° unto me shall dwell°° safely,° and shall be quiet°° from fear°° of evil.°