Thematic Bible
Proverbs 1:1 (show verse)
The proverbs of David's son Solomon, king of Israel.
Proverbs 1:2 (show verse)
These proverbs are for gaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;
Proverbs 1:3 (show verse)
for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living;
Proverbs 1:4 (show verse)
for giving prudence to the naive, and knowledge and discretion to the young.
Proverbs 1:5 (show verse)
Let the wise listen and increase their learning; let the person of understanding receive guidance
No Themes for this verse.
Proverbs 1:6 (show verse)
in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles.
No Themes for this verse.
Proverbs 1:7 (show verse)
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:8 (show verse)
My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 1:9 (show verse)
They will be a graceful wreath for your head and a chain for your neck.
Proverbs 1:10 (show verse)
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
Proverbs 1:11 (show verse)
If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.
Proverbs 1:12 (show verse)
Let's swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those who go down into the Pit.
Proverbs 1:13 (show verse)
We'll find all kinds of valuable wealth, and we'll fill our houses with spoil.
Proverbs 1:14 (show verse)
Throw your lot in with us, and all of us will have one purse."
Proverbs 1:15 (show verse)
My son, do not go along with them, and keep your feet away from their paths!
Proverbs 1:16 (show verse)
For they run toward evil; these enticers shed blood without hesitation.
Proverbs 1:17 (show verse)
Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds,
Proverbs 1:18 (show verse)
but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves.
Proverbs 1:19 (show verse)
Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain it takes away the lives of those who possess it.
Proverbs 1:20 (show verse)
Wisdom cries out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares.
Proverbs 1:21 (show verse)
She calls out at the busiest part of the noisy streets, and at the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words:
Proverbs 1:22 (show verse)
"You naive ones, how long will you love naivety And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing or fools hate knowledge?"
Proverbs 1:23 (show verse)
Return to my correction! Look, I will pour out my spirit on you, and I will make my words known to you.
Proverbs 1:24 (show verse)
"Because I called out to you and you refused to respond I appealed, but no one paid attention
Proverbs 1:25 (show verse)
because you neglected all my advice and did not want my correction,
Proverbs 1:26 (show verse)
I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes,
Proverbs 1:27 (show verse)
when what you dread comes like a storm, and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
Proverbs 1:28 (show verse)
"Then they will call out to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
Proverbs 1:29 (show verse)
"Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD;
Proverbs 1:30 (show verse)
they did not want my advice, and they rejected all my correction.
Proverbs 1:31 (show verse)
They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 1:32 (show verse)
Indeed, the waywardness of the naive will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 1:33 (show verse)
"But the person who listens to me will live safely and will be secure from the fear of evil."