Proverbs 1:1-7 - Prologue

¹ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: ² To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding; ³ To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity; ⁴ To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion: ⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels: ⁶ To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

⁷ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

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

¹ That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life ² (and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal life , which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us); ³ that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ: ⁴ and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; ² who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw. ³ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.