at the bottom right.)PRAYER BEFORE READING AND STUDYING: Father God, please grant me understanding, wisdom and discernment as I study Your Word. Amen.
BIBLE READING AND STUDY with audio for Proverbs 1:-
Proverbs 1
King James Version
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
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KING JAMES VERSION |
ARCHAIC / WORD / PHRASE / SENTENCE MEANING |
| PROVERBS 1 | PURPOSE:-
1) To warn believers not to follow the wicked. 2) To warn those who do not fear / want God. |
| 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; | proverb = A short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice. |
| 2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; | = To know wisdom and instruction; to realize the words of understanding; |
| 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; | = To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and fairness; |
| 4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. | = To give refinement to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. |
| 5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: | = A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall achieve unto wise advice: |
| 6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. | = To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their riddles. |
| 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. | = The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools extremely dislike wisdom and instruction. |
| 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: | = My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not abandon the teaching of your mother: |
| 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. | = For they shall be a decoration of grace unto your head, and chains about your neck. |
| 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. | = My son, if sinners tempt you, you do not give permission. |
| 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: | = If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us hide in ambush secretly for the innocent without cause: |
| 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: |
pit = (Hebrew: בור – kish’ol) Sheol, Hades, hell = Let us swallow their souls, as those that go down into hell: |
| 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: |
1) substance = properties, physical material of discrete existence or harmful 2) spoil = stolen goods taken from an enemy in war or from a victim in robbery” = We shall find all precious properties, we shall fill our houses with stolen goods: |
| 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: | = Join our group; let us earn money together: |
| 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: | = My son, do not walk in their way with them; stay away from their path: |
| 16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. | = For they go quickly to evil/sin and kill others in a hurry. |
| 17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. | = Surely, the net will not be able to catch any innocent bird. |
| 18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. | = And the destruction which they plan for others will fall upon themselves; they hide secretly for their own lives. |
| 19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. | = Likewise the ways with those who are greedy in anyway; which take away the life of the owners thereof. |
| 20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: |
crieth (archaic) = expressing deep sadness through the voice uttereth (archaic) = utter, to say out = To those who so not have wisdom, God expressing His deep sadness; through the voice of wisdom throughout every streets of the world: |
| 21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, |
concourse = A large open space for the gathering = The voice of wisdom cries out in the upper place of a large open space, beside the entrance of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, |
| 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? |
scorner (singular) = One who dislikes and disrespects or mocks = How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the mockers delight in their mockings, and fools hate knowledge? |
| 23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. |
reproof = rebuke, correction = Repent from My correction: see, I anoint you with My spirit, I will make you understand My Words. |
| 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; | = Because I (God) have called and you refused and ignored Me when I reach out for you. |
| 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: | = But you disregard my advice and rebuke/correction. |
| 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; | = I also will laugh at your trouble; I will mock when your fear comes; |
| 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. | = When your fear comes as devastation/ruin, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and agonizing torment/regret comes upon you. |
| 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: | = Only when in trouble, they (those who do not want God) will call upon God, but God will no longer answer. |
| 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: | = And because of that, they hated knowledge (the Word of God), and did not choose to fear God. |
| 30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. | = They do not want any of My (God’s) advice and they dislike all My correction. |
| 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. | = They will receive (‘fruit’ in this verse represents actions) the same of what they do to others. |
| 32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. | = For the turning away of the simple shall kill them violently, and the fools will be destroyed by their prosperity due to turning away from God. |
| 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. |
hearken = To listen attentively, give heed. = Whoever turn to God will be safe and will remain calm from fear of evil. |
NOTABLE VERSES:-
1) V5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.
2) V7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
3) V23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
PRAYER (Closing):-
Thank Father God for Your most valuable lesson today. Please grant us wisdom, understanding and knowledge when we read Your Word daily. Thank you Abba Father, Lord Jesus and Holy Spirit for being our teacher. Amen.
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