PROVERBS Chapter 1 Verse 1 - 33

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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.
Rom 3:15 Isa 59:7

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.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

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.

8.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

9.

For they shall be a chaplet 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 Sheol, 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.

Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will 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 they make haste to shed blood.

17.

For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

18.

And these 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; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

20.

Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

21.

She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

22.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

23.

Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.

24.

Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

25.

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:

26.

I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

27.

When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.

28.

Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

29.

For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

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.

For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

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 judgment and equity;

4.

To give subtilty 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 the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but the foolish 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 a chaplet 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 Sheol, 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.

Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; we will 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 they make haste to shed blood.

17.

For in vain is the net spread, in the eyes of any bird:

18.

And these 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; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

20.

Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; she uttereth her voice in the broad places;

21.

She crieth in the chief place of concourse; at the entering in of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:

22.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and scorners delight them in 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 in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

27.

When your fear cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you.

28.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me diligently, 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.

1.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

2.

to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

3.

to receive the instruction of wisdom, righteousness and judgment, and equity;

4.

to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

5.

He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:

6.

to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.

7.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8.

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

9.

for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

10.

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.

11.

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

12.

let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, 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; we will all have one purse:

15.

-- my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path;

16.

for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

17.

For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.

18.

And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.

19.

So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

20.

Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;

21.

she calleth in the chief place of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words:

22.

How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?

23.

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words.

24.

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;

25.

and ye have rejected all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

26.

I also will laugh in your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;

27.

when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:

28.

-- then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

29.

Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;

30.

they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof:

31.

therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way, and be filled with their own devices.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be at rest from fear of evil.

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, justice, and equity;

4.

To give prudence to the simple, Knowledge and discretion to the young man:

5.

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; That the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

6.

To understand a proverb, and parables, The words and riddles of the wise.

7.

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

8.

My son, listen to your father's instruction, And dont forsake your mother`s teaching:

9.

For they will be a garland to grace your head, And chains around your neck.

10.

My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.

11.

If they say, "Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; Let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

12.

Let's swallow them up alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down into the pit.

13.

We'll find all valuable wealth. We'll fill our houses with spoil.

14.

You shall cast your lot among us. We'll all have one purse."

15.

My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

16.

For their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

17.

For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

18.

These lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

19.

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

20.

Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

21.

She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

22.

"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, And fools hate knowledge?

23.

Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

24.

Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

25.

But you have ignored all my counsel, And wanted none of my reproof;

26.

I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;

27.

When calamity overtakes you like a storm, When your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come on you.

28.

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

29.

Because they hated knowledge, And didn't choose the fear of Yahweh.

30.

They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

31.

Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own schemes.

For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, And will be at ease, without fear of harm."

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 to 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 shalt be an ornament of grace to 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; who taketh away the life of its owners.

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 to you, I will make known to you my words.

24.

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

25.

But ye have set at naught all my counsel, and rejected 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 rejected 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.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

But whoever hearkeneth to me shall dwell in safety, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

1.

The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

2.

To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

3.

To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

4.

To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

5.

(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

6.

To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

7.

The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

8.

My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

9.

For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.

10.

My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.

11.

If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;

12.

Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death;

13.

Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth;

14.

Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag:

15.

My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

16.

For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

17.

Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:

18.

And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.

19.

Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

20.

Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places;

21.

Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town:

22.

How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

23.

Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

24.

Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;

25.

You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

26.

So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;

27.

When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.

28.

Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:

29.

For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

30.

They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

31.

So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.

For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.

1.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

2.

For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

3.

For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

4.

For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.

5.

(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

6.

For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

7.

Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

8.

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

9.

For a graceful wreath are they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

10.

My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

11.

If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

12.

We swallow them as Sheol -- alive, And whole -- as those going down to the pit,

13.

Every precious substance we find, We fill our houses with spoil,

14.

Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is -- to all of us.'

15.

My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

16.

For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

17.

Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.

18.

And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

19.

So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

20.

Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,

21.

At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:

22.

'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

23.

Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

24.

Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

25.

And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

26.

I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

27.

When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

28.

Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

29.

Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

30.

They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

31.

And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And is quiet from fear of evil!'

1.

The parables of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

2.

To know wisdom, and instruction:

3.

To understand the words of prudence: and to receive the instruction of doctrine, justice, and judgment, and equity:

4.

To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding.

5.

A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.

6.

He shall understand a parable, and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

7.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

9.

That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck.

10.

My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.

11.

If they shall say: Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide snares for the innocent without cause:

12.

Let us swallow him up alive like hell, and whole as one that goeth down into the pit.

13.

We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoils.

14.

Cast in thy lot with us, let us all have one purse.

15.

My son, walk not thou with them, restrain thy foot from their paths.

16.

For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

17.

But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings.

18.

And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls.

19.

So the wage of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.

20.

Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets:

21.

At the head of multitudes she crieth out, in the entrance of the gates of the city she uttereth her words, saying:

22.

O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge?

23.

Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words.

24.

Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded.

25.

You have despised all my counsel, and have neglected my reprehensions.

26.

I also will laugh in your destruction, and will mock when that shall come to you which you feared.

27.

When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you:

28.

Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning and shall not find me:

29.

Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord,

30.

Nor consented to my counsel, but despised all my reproof.

31.

Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices.

The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

But he that shall hear me, shall rest without terror, and shall enjoy abundance, without fear of evils.

1.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4.

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6.

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7.

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8.

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9.

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10.

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12.

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13.

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15.

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16.

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17.

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18.

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19.

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20.

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21.

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22.

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23.

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25.

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

30.

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

31.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

1.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4.

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6.

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7.

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8.

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9.

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10.

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12.

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13.

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15.

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16.

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17.

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18.

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19.

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20.

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21.

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22.

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23.

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25.

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

30.

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

31.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

1.

parabolae Salomonis filii David regis Israhel

2.

ad sciendam sapientiam et disciplinam

3.

ad intellegenda verba prudentiae et suscipiendam eruditionem doctrinae iustitiam et iudicium et aequitatem

4.

ut detur parvulis astutia adulescenti scientia et intellectus

5.

audiens sapiens sapientior erit et intellegens gubernacula possidebit

6.

animadvertet parabolam et interpretationem verba sapientium et enigmata eorum

7.

timor Domini principium scientiae sapientiam atque doctrinam stulti despiciunt

8.

audi fili mi disciplinam patris tui et ne dimittas legem matris tuae

9.

ut addatur gratia capiti tuo et torques collo tuo

10.

fili mi si te lactaverint peccatores ne adquiescas

11.

si dixerint veni nobiscum insidiemur sanguini abscondamus tendiculas contra insontem frustra

12.

degluttiamus eum sicut infernus viventem et integrum quasi descendentem in lacum

13.

omnem pretiosam substantiam repperiemus implebimus domos nostras spoliis

14.

sortem mitte nobiscum marsuppium unum sit omnium nostrum

15.

fili mi ne ambules cum eis prohibe pedem tuum a semitis eorum

16.

pedes enim illorum ad malum currunt et festinant ut effundant sanguinem

17.

frustra autem iacitur rete ante oculos pinnatorum

18.

ipsique contra sanguinem suum insidiantur et moliuntur fraudes contra animas suas

19.

sic semitae omnis avari animas possidentium rapiunt

20.

sapientia foris praedicat in plateis dat vocem suam

21.

in capite turbarum clamitat in foribus portarum urbis profert verba sua dicens

22.

usquequo parvuli diligitis infantiam et stulti ea quae sibi sunt noxia cupiunt et inprudentes odibunt scientiam

23.

convertimini ad correptionem meam en proferam vobis spiritum meum et ostendam verba mea

24.

quia vocavi et rennuistis extendi manum meam et non fuit qui aspiceret

25.

despexistis omne consilium meum et increpationes meas neglexistis

26.

ego quoque in interitu vestro ridebo et subsannabo cum vobis quod timebatis advenerit

27.

cum inruerit repentina calamitas et interitus quasi tempestas ingruerit quando venerit super vos tribulatio et angustia

28.

tunc invocabunt me et non exaudiam mane consurgent et non invenient me

29.

eo quod exosam habuerint disciplinam et timorem Domini non susceperint

30.

nec adquieverint consilio meo et detraxerint universae correptioni meae

31.

comedent igitur fructus viae suae suisque consiliis saturabuntur

aversio parvulorum interficiet eos et prosperitas stultorum perdet illos

qui autem me audierit absque terrore requiescet et abundantia perfruetur malorum timore sublato