Proverbs 1:1-7 - Prologue

¹ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; ² to know wisdom and instruction; to recognize the words of understanding; ³ to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and uprightness; ⁴ to give sense to the simple, knowledge and judgment to the young man; ⁵ the wise hears and increases learning; and understanding ones get wisdom; ⁶ to understand a proverb and its meaning; the words of the wise, and their acute sayings.

⁷ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

¹ The words of the preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

¹ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of Life, ² (for the Life was revealed, and we have seen it and bear witness, and show to you the everlasting Life, who was with the Father and was revealed to us), ³ that which we have seen and heard we declare unto you, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. ⁴ And we write these things to you so that your joy may be full.

¹ A Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to Him to declare to His servants things which must shortly come to pass. And He signified it by sending His angel to His servant John, ² who bore record of the Word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ and of all the things that he saw. ³ Blessed is the one who reads and hears the Words of this prophecy, and the ones keeping the things written in it, for the time is near.