Proverbs 1:1-7 - Prologue

¹ The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel: ² For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence; ³ For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity; ⁴ For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, knowledge and discretion. ⁵ A wise man, will hear, and will increase learning, and a, discreet man, wise counsels, will acquire, ⁶ By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

⁷ The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.

¹ The words of the Proclaimer, 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 for ourselves gazed upon, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of Life, - ² And, the Life, was made manifest, and we have seen, and are bearing witness, and announcing unto you, the Age-abiding Life, which, indeed, was with the Father, and was made manifest unto us; ³ That which we have seen and heard, are we announcing, even unto you, in order that, ye too, may have fellowship with us, and, our own fellowship also, may be with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. ⁴ And, these things, are we writing, in order that, our joy, may be made full.

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to point out unto his servants the things which must needs come to pass with speed, - and he shewed them by signs, sending through his messenger, unto his servant John; ² who bare witness as to the word of God, and the witness of Jesus Christ, - whatsoever things he saw. ³ Happy! he that readeth, and they who hear, the words of the prophecy, and keep the things, therein, written; for, the season, is, near.