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OET-RV PRO Chapter 1

OETPRO 1 ©

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1:1The purpose of proverbs

1These are the proverbs collected by King Solomon of Israel (King David’s son):

2These will help you to know wisdom and instruction,

and to comprehend sayings that give understanding.

3Also to learn insight

and to understand what’s right and leads to justice and integrity.

4They give good advice to those who’re naive—

teaching knowledge and discretion to young people.

5Let wise people also listen to these sayings to keep learning more,

and discerning people can acquire guidance

6understanding proverbs and parables—

the words of wise people plus their challenges.

1:7The warning to young people

7Deciding to obey Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge.

Fools despise wisdom and being told what they should do.[ref]

8My child, listen to your father’s instructions.

Don’t reject what your mother has told you to do,

9because their teaching is like a graceful garland to wear on your head,

or like beautiful necklaces to wear around your neck.

10My child, if evil people tempt you to join them, don’t agree to it. 11If they say,

“Come with us. We’ll find someone to kill

we’ll hide and ambush an innocent person just for fun.

12Let’s swallow innocent people just like the grave does,

and healthy people just like those going down to the pit.

13We’ll find lots of valuable loot.

We’ll fill our houses with what we take.

14You need to come and join us—

we share everything equally.”

15My child, don’t follow their ways.

Keep your foot away from their path

16because their feet run towards evil,

and they rush to pour out blood.

17Surely it would be a waste of time

to spread out a net while the bird is watching,

18but they lie in wait for their own blood

they ambush their own lives.

19That’s what happens to anyone who gains wealth illegally

it takes that person’s life.

1:20Accepting or rejecting wisdom

20Wisdom calls out loudly on the street

she makes her voice known in the plazas.[ref]

21She calls out from above the busy streets.

She tells her sayings at the meeting place at the city gates.

22How much longer will naive people love their naivety,

and mockers enjoy their mockery,

and stupid people despise knowledge?

23Change your ways when I correct you.

Listen, I’ll pour my spirit out on you all.

Let me declare my messages to you all

24because I’ve called and you’ve all refused to listen.

I held out my hand but no one paid any attention

25and you all ignored all my advice

and took no notice when I corrected you.

26So I’ll laugh when calamity hits you all

and I’ll ridicule you when you’re all terrified

27when panic strikes you all like a storm

and calamity comes like a whirlwind

and when trouble and anguish reach you all.

28Then they’ll call out to me for help but I won’t answer.

They’ll search for me but won’t be able to find me

29because they hated wisdom

and didn’t choose to respect and obey Yahweh.

30They didn’t listen to my advice.

They didn’t want to hear whenever I corrected them,

31so they’ll eat the fruit of their own chosen path

and they’ll be filled with their own schemes.

32Naive people will get killed as a result of their own turning away,

and the fools’ own complacency will destroy them.

33However, those who listen to me will have secure lives

and be able to relax without worrying about troubles coming.


1:7: Yob 28:28; Psa 111:10; Prv 9:10.

1:20-21: Prv 8:1-3.

OETPRO 1 ©

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