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Proverbs

Introduction

This collection of Proverbs, is one way of teaching so that the people of God there is/are follow if how of living righteous/honest/sensible. Most here, that teaching concerning the living of person. The one beautiful it’s written here the: “The fear Master is reason of wisdom” (1:7; 9:10). The sayings, impeg-like if what the good egkaangey we/our if is we/our follow the wisdom and not that stupidity. Because the path of sinners, night still du of gloom (4:19), and the path of righteous/honest/sensible, like of sikan still egkasi-si kaliwaswasan egkapahan-ganaran egmalayag until egsile en indeed the day (v18).

The proverbs are a collection of useful sayings that help to impart godly wisdom to the reader.

Main components of this collection

Praising wisdom 1:1-9:18

Solomon’s sayings 10:1-29:27

Agur’s speeches 30:1-33

Various other proverbs 31:1-31

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1:1 The purpose of proverbs

Advice to the reader; The Value of Proverbs; The Purpose of Proverbs; Prologue: Purpose and Theme

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

Prologue

2 These will help you to know wisdom and instruction,

and to comprehend sayings that give understanding.

3 Also to learn insight

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

4 They give good advice to those who are naive—

teaching knowledge and discretion to young people.

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

and discerning >people can acquire guidance

6 understanding proverbs and parables—

the words of wise >people plus their challenges.

1:7 The warning to young people

Advice to the Young

7 ≈Deciding to obey Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge.

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

Warnings against Evil Companions; Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom; A Father’s Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom

Warning Against Enticement

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

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

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

≈or like beautiful necklaces to wear around your neck.

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

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

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

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

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

13 We’ll find lots of valuable loot.

≈We’ll fill our houses with what we take.

14 You need to come and join us—

we share everything equally.”

15 My child, don’t ≈follow their ways.

≈Keep your foot away from their path

16 because their feet run towards evil,

and they rush to pour out blood.

17 Surely it would be ≈a waste of time

to spread out a net ≈while the bird is watching,

18 ≈but they lie in wait for their own blood

they ambush their own lives.

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

it takes that person’s life.

1:20 Accepting or rejecting wisdom

Wisdom Shouts in the Streets; The Call of Wisdom; Wisdom Calls

Warning Against Rejecting Wisdom

20 Wisdom calls out loudly on the street

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

21 She calls out from above the ≈busy streets.

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

22 How much longer will naive people love their naivety,

≈and mockers enjoy their mockery,

≈and stupid people despise knowledge?

23 ≈Change your ways when I correct you.

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

Let me declare my messages to you all

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

≈I held out my hand ≈but no one paid any attention

25 and you all ignored all my advice

and ≈took no notice when I corrected you.

26 ≈So I’ll laugh when calamity hits you all

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

27 when panic strikes you all like a storm

and calamity comes like a whirlwind

and when trouble and anguish reach you all.

28 Then 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

29 because they hated wisdom

≈and didn’t choose to ≈respect and obey Yahweh.

30 They didn’t ≈listen to my advice.

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

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

≈and they’ll be filled with their own schemes.

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

and the fools’ own complacency will destroy them.

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

and be able to relax without worrying about troubles coming.

2:1 The peace/prosperity from wisdom

The Value of Wisdom; The Benefits of Wisdom; The Rewards of Wisdom

Moral Benefits of Wisdom

2 My child, if you accept my sayings

≈and ≈internalise my commands,

2 so you’ll be attentive to wisdom

and your mind will look for understanding,

3 if you’ll call out for insight,

≈raising your voice to ask for understanding,

4 if you go after it as if it’s silver

≈and search for it as if it was hidden treasure,

5 then you’ll understand how to ≈respect and obey Yahweh

≈and you’ll ≈learn more about God.

6 That’s because Yahweh gives wisdom

knowledge and understanding come from his mouth

7 and he gives true wisdom to godly >people

a protective shield for those walking with integrity.

8 to guard the paths of justice,

and he will preserve the way of ≈those who are faithful to him.

9 Then you’ll understand righteousness and justice and integrity—every good path to walk,

10 because wisdom will enter into your mind

≈and knowledge will ≈give you pleasure.

11 Discretion will watch over you.

≈Understanding will guard you

12 to rescue you off the path of wicked people—

from #people who speak perversely

13 the ones who abandon the paths of ≈godliness

to walk in the ways of darkness,

14 the ones who are glad to do evil.

≈They rejoice in perverse things of evil,

15 whose paths are crooked

and going astray in their tracks.

16 Being discreet and insightful will rescue you from a strange woman—

≈from a foreign woman who makes her sayings smooth,

17 who’s left ?≈her husband from her younger days,

≈and has forgotton ?≈her promise to her God.

18 Her house sinks down to death,

and her paths to the departed spirits.

19 No one who goes into her ?place will return,

and they won’t find the paths ?that lead to life.

20 So follow the ways of good people,

≈and stay on the path ≈of those who want to do what’s right,

21 because it’s people ≈who do what is right who’ll live in ?this land,

≈and those who are blameless will remain in it.

22 ≈However, the wicked people will be ≈taken off the land,

≈and those who are treacherous will be torn away from it.

3:1 Advice to the young

Advice to the Young; Trusting in the Lord; Admonition to Trust and Honour God

Further Benefits of Wisdom

3 My son, don’t forget my instructions,

and keep my commands in your ≈thoughts,

2 →because they’ll give you a longer lifetime

≈and add peace to your life.

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The True Wealth

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God’s Wisdom in Creation

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The True Security

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4:1 The teaching of children

The Benefits of Wisdom; Parental Advice; A Father’s Wise Advice

Wisdom Is Supreme

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Admonition to Keep to the Right Path

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5:1 The warning concerning the adultery

Avoid Immoral Women; Warning against Impurity and Infidelity; Warning against Adultery

Warning Against Adultery

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6:1 The other still warning

More Warnings; Lessons for Daily Life; Practical Admonitions

Warnings Against Folly

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Warning Against Adultery

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7:1 The woman egpanpanlibug

The False Attractions of Adultery; Another Warning about Immoral Women

Warning Against the Adulteress

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The Immoral Woman

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8:1 Praised the wisdom

The Gifts of Wisdom; Wisdom and folly; Wisdom Calls for a Hearing; In Praise of Wisdom

Wisdom’s Call

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9:1 The wisdom and the stupidity

Wisdom’s Feast; Wisdom and Stupidity

Invitations of Wisdom and of Folly

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General Maxims

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Folly Calls for a Hearing; Folly’s Invitation and Promise

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10:1 The sayings of Solomon

The Proverbs of Solomon; Solomon’s Proverbs; Proverbs of Solomon; A collection of wise sayings; Wise Sayings of Solomon

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22:17 The three pulu sayings

Sayings of the Wise; Thirty Sayings of the Wise; Thirty wise sayings; The Thirty Wise Sayings

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24:23 The other still sayings

More Wise Sayings; Further Sayings of the Wise; More Sayings of the Wise

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25:1 The other still speeches of Solomon

Other collections of wise sayings; More of Solomon’s Proverbs; Further Wise Sayings of Solomon; More Proverbs of Solomon

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30:1 The sayings of Agur

Sayings of Agur; The Words of Agur; The Sayings of Agur

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31:1 The sayings of King

The Sayings of King Lemuel; Sayings of King Lemuel; The Teaching of King Lemuel’s Mother; Advice to a King

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31:10 The good spouse woman

A Wife of Noble Character; A good wife; Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character; The Capable Wife; Ode to a Capable Wife

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