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Proverbs 1 – King James Version (KJV)

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The Usefulness of Proverbs

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Pro 1:1 - The proverbs^H4912 of Solomon^H8010 the son^H1121 of David,^H1732 king^H4428 of Israel;^H3478

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Pro 1:2 - To know^H3045 wisdom^H2451 and instruction;^H4148 to perceive^H995 the words^H561 of understanding;^H998

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Pro 1:3 - To receive^H3947 the instruction^H4148 of wisdom,^H7919 justice,^H6664 and judgment,^H4941 and equity;^H4339

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Pro 1:4 - To give^H5414 subtilty^H6195 to the simple,^H6612 to the young man^H5288 knowledge^H1847 and discretion.^H4209

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Pro 1:5 - A wise^H2450 man will hear,^H8085 and will increase^H3254 learning;^H3948 and a man of understanding^H995 shall attain^H7069 unto wise counsels:^H8458

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Pro 1:6 - To understand^H995 a proverb,^H4912 and the interpretation;^H4426 the words^H1697 of the wise,^H2450 and their dark sayings.^H2420

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Pro 1:7 - The fear^H3374 of the LORD^H3068 is the beginning^H7225 of knowledge:^H1847 but fools^H191 despise^H936 wisdom^H2451 and instruction.^H4148

The Enticement of Sinners

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Pro 1:8 - My son,^H1121 hear^H8085 the instruction^H4148 of thy father,^H1 and forsake^H5203 not^H408 the law^H8451 of thy mother:^H517

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Pro 1:9 - For^H3588 they^H1992 shall be an ornament^H3880 of grace^H2580 unto thy head,^H7218 and chains^H6060 about thy neck.^H1621

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Pro 1:10 - My son,^H1121 if^H518 sinners^H2400 entice^H6601^➔ thee, consent^H14 thou^➔^H6601 not.^H408

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Pro 1:11 - If^H518 they say,^H559 Come^H3212 with us,^H854 let us lay wait^H693 for blood,^H1818 let us lurk privily^H6845 for the innocent^H5355 without cause:^H2600

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Pro 1:12 - Let us swallow them up^H1104 alive^H2416 as the grave;^H7585 and whole,^H8549 as those that go down^H3381 into the pit:^H953

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Pro 1:13 - We shall find^H4672 all^H3605 precious^H3368 substance,^H1952 we shall fill^H4390 our houses^H1004 with spoil:^H7998

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Pro 1:14 - Cast^H5307 in^H8432^➔ thy lot^H1486 among^➔^H8432^➔ us;^➔^H8432 let us^H1961^➔ all^H3605 have^➔^H1961 one^H259 purse:^H3599

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Pro 1:15 - My son,^H1121 walk^H3212^➔ not^H408 thou^➔^H3212 in the way^H1870 with them;^H854 refrain^H4513 thy foot^H7272 from their path:^H5410

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Pro 1:16 - For^H3588 their feet^H7272 run^H7323 to evil,^H7451 and make haste^H4116 to shed^H8210 blood.^H1818

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Pro 1:17 - Surely^H3588 in vain^H2600 the net^H7568 is spread^H2219 in the sight^H5869 of any^H3605 bird.^H1167^H3671

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Pro 1:18 - And they^H1992 lay wait^H693 for their own blood;^H1818 they lurk privily^H6845 for their own lives.^H5315

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Pro 1:19 - So^H3651 are the ways^H734 of every one^H3605 that is greedy^H1214 of gain;^H1215 which taketh away^H3947 the life^H5315 of the owners thereof.^H1167

Wisdom Warns

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Pro 1:20 - Wisdom^H2454 crieth^H7442 without;^H2351 she uttereth^H5414 her voice^H6963 in the streets:^H7339

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Pro 1:21 - She crieth^H1993^H7121 in the chief place of concourse,^H7218 in the openings^H6607 of the gates:^H8179 in the city^H5892 she uttereth^H559 her words,^H561 saying,

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Pro 1:22 - How long,^H5704^H4970 ye simple ones,^H6612 will ye love^H157 simplicity?^H6612 and the scorners^H3887 delight^H2530 in their scorning,^H3944 and fools^H3684 hate^H8130 knowledge?^H1847

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Pro 1:23 - Turn you^H7725 at my reproof:^H8433 behold,^H2009 I will pour out^H5042 my spirit^H7307 unto you, I will make known^H3045 my words^H1697 unto you.^H853

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Pro 1:24 - Because^H3282 I have called,^H7121 and ye refused;^H3985 I have stretched out^H5186 my hand,^H3027 and no^H369 man regarded;^H7181

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Pro 1:25 - But ye have set at nought^H6544 all^H3605 my counsel,^H6098 and^H8433^➔ would^H14 none^H3808 of my reproof:^➔^H8433

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Pro 1:26 - I^H589 also^H1571 will laugh^H7832 at your calamity;^H343 I will mock^H3932 when^H935^➔ your fear^H6343 cometh;^➔^H935

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Pro 1:27 - When^H935^➔ your fear^H6343 cometh^➔^H935 as desolation,^H7722 and your destruction^H343 cometh^H857 as a whirlwind;^H5492 when^H935^➔ distress^H6869 and anguish^H6695 cometh^➔^H935 upon you.^H5921

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Pro 1:28 - Then^H227 shall they call^H7121^➔ upon me,^➔^H7121 but^H3808^➔ I will^H6030^➔ not^➔^H3808 answer;^➔^H6030 they shall seek me early,^H7836 but^H3808^➔ they shall^H4672^➔ not^➔^H3808 find me:^➔^H4672

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Pro 1:29 - For^H8478 that^H3588 they hated^H8130 knowledge,^H1847 and^H3374^➔ did^H977^➔ not^H3808 choose^➔^H977 the fear^➔^H3374 of the LORD:^H3068

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Pro 1:30 - They would^H14 none^H3808 of my counsel:^H6098 they despised^H5006 all^H3605 my reproof.^H8433

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Pro 1:31 - Therefore shall they eat^H398 of the fruit^H6529 of their own way,^H1870 and be filled^H7646 with their own devices.^H4156

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Pro 1:32 - For^H3588 the turning away^H4878 of the simple^H6612 shall slay them,^H2026 and the prosperity^H7962 of fools^H3684 shall destroy them.^H6

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Pro 1:33 - But whoso hearkeneth^H8085 unto me^H589 shall dwell^H7931 safely,^H983 and shall be quiet^H7599 from fear^H6343 of evil.^H7451

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The Authorized Version or King James Version (KJV), 1611, 1769.
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