Proverbs 8 13 esv

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English Standard Version
The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

American Standard Version
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Berean Study Bible
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The fear of the Lord hateth evil: I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.

English Revised Version
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

King James Bible
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

World English Bible
The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

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Practical Warnings

6 Myson,ifyouhaveputup^esecurityforyourneighbor,

have^egivenyourpledgeforastranger,

2 ifyouare^fsnaredinthewordsofyourmouth,

caughtinthewordsofyourmouth,

3 thendothis,myson,andsaveyourself,

foryouhavecomeintothehandofyourneighbor:

go,hasten,and^gpleadurgentlywithyourneighbor.

4 ^hGiveyoureyesnosleep

andyoureyelidsnoslumber;

5 saveyourselflikeagazellefromthehandofthehunter,

ⁱlikeabirdfromthehandofthefowler.

6 ^jGoto^ktheant,O^lsluggard;

considerherways,and^mbewise.

7 ⁿWithouthavinganychief,

^oofficer,orruler,

8 shepreparesherbread^pinsummer

and^qgathersherfoodinharvest.

9 ^rHowlongwillyouliethere,^lOsluggard?

Whenwillyouarisefromyoursleep?

10 ^sAlittlesleep,alittleslumber,

^talittle^sfoldingofthehandstorest,

11 ^uandpovertywillcomeuponyoulikearobber,

andwantlikeanarmedman.

12 ^vAworthlessperson,awickedman,

goesaboutwith^wcrookedspeech,

13 ^xwinkswithhiseyes,signalswithhisfeet,

pointswithhisfinger,

14 with^ypervertedheart^zdevisesevil,

continually^asowingdiscord;

15 thereforecalamitywillcomeuponhimsuddenly;

^binamomenthewillbebroken^cbeyondhealing.

16 Thereare^dsixthingsthattheLordhates,

^dseventhatareanabominationtohim:

17 ^ehaughtyeyes,^falyingtongue,

and^ghandsthatshedinnocentblood,

18 ^haheartthatdeviseswickedplans,

ⁱfeetthatmakehastetoruntoevil,

19 ^jafalsewitnesswho^kbreathesoutlies,

andonewho^asowsdiscordamongbrothers.

Warnings Against Adultery

20 ^lMyson,keepyourfather’scommandment,

^landforsakenotyourmother’steaching.

21 ^mBindthemonyourheartalways;

ⁿtiethemaroundyourneck.

22 ^oWhenyouwalk,theywillleadyou;

^owhenyouliedown,theywill^pwatchoveryou;

andwhenyouawake,theywilltalkwithyou.

23 Forthecommandmentis^qalampandtheteachingalight,

andthe^rreproofsofdisciplinearethewayoflife,

24 topreserveyoufromtheevilwoman,

fromthesmoothtongueof^stheadulteress.

25 ^tDonotdesireherbeautyinyourheart,

anddonotlethercaptureyouwithher^ueyelashes;

26 for^vthepriceofaprostituteisonly^waloafofbread,

butamarriedwoman^xhuntsdownapreciouslife.

27 Canamancarry^yfirenexttohis^zchest

andhisclothesnotbeburned?

28 Orcanone^awalkonhotcoals

andhisfeetnotbescorched?

29 Soishewhogoesintohisneighbor’swife;

nonewhotouchesher^bwillgounpunished.

30 Peopledonotdespiseathiefifhesteals

to^csatisfyhisappetitewhenheishungry,

31 but^difheiscaught,hewillpay^esevenfold;

hewillgiveallthegoodsofhishouse.

32 Hewhocommitsadulterylackssense;

hewhodoesitdestroyshimself.

33 Hewillgetwoundsanddishonor,

andhisdisgracewillnotbewipedaway.

34 For^fjealousymakesamanfurious,

andhewillnotsparewhen^ghetakesrevenge.

35 Hewillacceptnocompensation;

hewillrefusethoughyoumultiplygifts.

Warning Against the Adulteress

7 ^hMyson,keepmywords

and^htreasureupmycommandmentswithyou;

2 ⁱkeepmycommandmentsandlive;

keepmyteachingas^jtheappleofyoureye;

3 ^kbindthemonyourfingers;

^kwritethemonthetabletofyourheart.

4 Saytowisdom,“Youaremysister,”

andcallinsightyourintimatefriend,

5 tokeepyoufrom^ltheforbiddenwoman,

from^ltheadulteresswithhersmoothwords.

6 Forat^mthewindowofmyhouse

Ihavelookedoutthroughmylattice,

7 andIhaveseenamongⁿthesimple,

Ihaveperceivedamongtheyouths,

ayoungman^olackingsense,

8 passingalongthestreet^pnearhercorner,

takingtheroadtoherhouse

9 in^qthetwilight,intheevening,

at^rthetimeofnightanddarkness.

10 Andbehold,thewomanmeetshim,

^sdressedasaprostitute,wilyofheart.

11 Sheis^tloudand^uwayward;

^vherfeetdonotstayathome;

12 nowinthestreet,nowinthemarket,

and^wateverycornershe^xliesinwait.

13 Sheseizeshimandkisseshim,

andwith^yboldfaceshesaystohim,

14 “Ihadto^zoffersacrifices,

andtodayIhave^apaidmyvows;

15 sonowIhavecomeouttomeetyou,

toseekyoueagerly,andIhavefoundyou.

16 Ihavespreadmycouchwith^bcoverings,

coloredlinensfrom^cEgyptianlinen;

17 Ihaveperfumedmybedwith^dmyrrh,

aloes,and^ecinnamon.

18 Come,letustakeourfilloflovetillmorning;

letusdelightourselveswithlove.

19 For^fmyhusbandisnotathome;

hehasgoneonalongjourney;

20 hetookabagofmoneywithhim;

atfullmoonhewillcomehome.”

21 Withmuchseductivespeechshepersuadeshim;

with^ghersmoothtalkshecompelshim.

22 Allatoncehefollowsher,

asanoxgoestotheslaughter,

orasastagiscaughtfast

23 tillanarrowpiercesitsliver;

as^habirdrushesintoasnare;

hedoesnotknowthatitwillcosthimhislife.

24 Andⁱnow,Osons,listentome,

andbeattentivetothewordsofmymouth.

25 Letnotyourheartturnasidetoherways;

donotstrayintoherpaths,

26 formanyavictimhasshelaidlow,

andallherslainare^jamightythrong.

27 Herhouseis^kthewaytoSheol,

goingdowntothechambersofdeath.

The Blessings of Wisdom

8 Doesnot^lwisdomcall?

Doesnot^munderstandingraisehervoice?

2 Onⁿtheheightsbesidetheway,

atthecrossroadsshetakesherstand;

3 beside^othegatesinfrontof^pthetown,

attheentranceoftheportalsshecriesaloud:

4 “Toyou,O^qmen,Icall,

andmycryisto^qthechildrenofman.

5 O^rsimpleones,learn^sprudence;

O^tfools,learnsense.

6 Hear,forIwillspeak^unoblethings,

andfrommylipswillcome^vwhatisright,

7 formy^wmouthwilluttertruth;

wickednessisanabominationtomylips.

8 Allthewordsofmymoutharerighteous;

thereisnothing^xtwistedorcrookedinthem.

9 Theyareall^ystraighttohimwhounderstands,

andrighttothosewhofindknowledge.

10 ^zTakemyinstructioninsteadofsilver,

andknowledgeratherthanchoicegold,

11 ^aforwisdomisbetterthanjewels,

and^ballthatyoumaydesirecannotcomparewithher.

12 “I,wisdom,dwellwithprudence,

andIfindknowledgeand^cdiscretion.

13 ^dThefearoftheLordis^ehatredofevil.

^fPrideandarroganceandthewayofevil

and^gpervertedspeechIhate.

14 Ihave^hcounselandⁱsoundwisdom;

Ihaveinsight;^jIhavestrength.

15 Byme^kkingsreign,

andrulersdecreewhatisjust;

16 bymeprincesrule,

andnobles,allwhogovernjustly.

17 ^lIlovethosewholoveme,

and^mthosewhoseekmediligentlyfindme.

18 ⁿRichesandhonorarewithme,

^oenduringwealthand^orighteousness.

19 Myfruitis^pbetterthan^qgold,evenfinegold,

andmyyieldthan^rchoicesilver.

20 Iwalkinthewayofrighteousness,

inthepathsofjustice,

21 grantinganinheritancetothosewholoveme,

andfillingtheirtreasuries.

22 ^s“TheLord^tpossessedmeatthebeginningofhiswork,

thefirstofhisacts^uofold.

23 AgesagoIwas^vsetup,

atthefirst,^wbeforethebeginningoftheearth.

24 Whentherewereno^xdepthsIwas^ybroughtforth,

whentherewerenospringsaboundingwithwater.

25 Beforethemountains^zhadbeenshaped,

^abeforethehills,Iwasbroughtforth,

26 beforehehadmadetheearthwithitsfields,

orthefirstofthedustoftheworld.

27 Whenhe^bestablishedtheheavens,Iwasthere;

whenhedrew^cacircleonthefaceofthedeep,

28 whenhe^dmadefirmtheskiesabove,

whenheestablishedthefountainsofthedeep,

29 whenhe^eassignedtotheseaits^flimit,

sothatthewatersmightnottransgresshiscommand,

whenhemarkedout^gthefoundationsoftheearth,

30 then^hIwasbesidehim,likeamasterworkman,

andIwasdailyhisⁱdelight,

rejoicingbeforehimalways,

31 ^jrejoicinginhis^kinhabitedworld

anddelightinginthechildrenofman.

32 “Andnow,^lOsons,listentome:

^mblessedarethosewhokeepmyways.

33 ⁿHearinstructionandbewise,

anddonotneglectit.

34 ^oBlessedistheonewholistenstome,

watchingdailyatmygates,

waitingbesidemydoors.

35 For^pwhoeverfindsme^qfindslife

and^robtainsfavorfromtheLord,

36 buthewhofailstofindme^sinjureshimself;

allwho^thateme^ulovedeath.”

The Way of Wisdom

9 ^vWisdomhasbuiltherhouse;

shehashewnher^wseven^xpillars.

2 Shehas^yslaughteredherbeasts;shehas^zmixedherwine;

shehasalso^asethertable.

3 Shehas^bsentoutheryoungwomento^ccall

from^dthehighestplacesinthetown,

4 ^e“Whoeverissimple,lethimturninhere!”

^fTohimwholackssenseshesays,

5 “Come,^geatofmybread

and^hdrinkof^zthewineIhavemixed.

6 Leaveⁱyoursimpleways,and^jlive,

^kandwalkinthewayofinsight.”

7 Whoevercorrectsascoffergetshimselfabuse,

andhewhoreprovesawickedmanincursinjury.

8 ^lDonotreproveascoffer,orhewillhateyou;

^mreproveawiseman,andhewillloveyou.

9 Giveinstructiontoawiseman,andhewillbeⁿstillwiser;

teacharighteousman,andhewill^oincreaseinlearning.

10 ^pThefearoftheLordisthebeginningofwisdom,

and^qtheknowledgeoftheHolyOneisinsight.

11 Forbyme^ryourdayswillbemultiplied,

andyearswillbeaddedtoyourlife.

12 ^sIfyouarewise,youarewiseforyourself;

ifyouscoff,youalonewillbearit.

The Way of Folly

13 ^tThewomanFollyis^uloud;

sheisseductiveand^vknowsnothing.

14 Shesitsatthedoorofherhouse;

shetakesaseaton^wthehighestplacesofthetown,

15 callingtothosewhopassby,

whoare^xgoingstraightontheirway,

16 ^y“Whoeverissimple,lethimturninhere!”

Andtohimwholackssenseshesays,

17 ^z“Stolenwaterissweet,

and^abreadeateninsecretispleasant.”

18 Buthedoesnotknow^bthatthedeadarethere,

thatherguestsareinthedepthsofSheol.

The Proverbs of Solomon

10 ^cTheproverbsofSolomon.

^dAwisesonmakesagladfather,

^ebutafoolishsonisasorrowtohismother.

2 ^fTreasuresgainedbywickednessdonotprofit,

^gbutrighteousnessdeliversfromdeath.

3 ^hTheLorddoesnotlettherighteousgohungry,

ⁱbuthethwartsthecravingofthewicked.

4 Aslackhand^jcausespoverty,

^kbutthehandofthediligentmakesrich.

5 Hewho^lgathersinsummerisaprudentson,

buthewhosleepsinharvestis^masonwhobringsshame.

6 Blessingsareontheheadoftherighteous,

butⁿthemouthofthewickedconcealsviolence.

7 ^oThememoryoftherighteousisablessing,

but^pthenameofthewickedwillrot.

8 ^qThewiseofheartwillreceivecommandments,

butababblingfoolwillcometoruin.

9 ^rWhoeverwalksinintegritywalkssecurely,

buthewhomakeshiswayscrooked^swillbefoundout.

10 Whoever^twinkstheeyecausestrouble,

andababblingfoolwillcometoruin.

11 ^uThemouthoftherighteousis^vafountainoflife,

butthemouthofthewickedⁿconcealsviolence.

12 Hatredstirsupstrife,

but^wlovecoversalloffenses.

13 Onthelipsofhimwhohasunderstanding,wisdomisfound,

but^xarodisforthebackofhimwho^ylackssense.

14 Thewise^zlayupknowledge,

but^athemouthofafoolbringsruinnear.

15 ^bArichman’swealthishisstrongcity;

thepovertyofthepooristheirruin.

16 Thewageoftherighteousleads^ctolife,

thegainofthewickedtosin.

17 Whoeverheedsinstructionison^dthepathtolife,

buthewhorejectsreproofleadsothersastray.

18 Theonewhoconcealshatredhaslyinglips,

andwhoeveruttersslanderisafool.

19 ^eWhenwordsaremany,transgressionisnotlacking,

^fbutwhoeverrestrainshislipsisprudent.

20 Thetongueoftherighteousis^gchoicesilver;

theheartofthewickedisoflittleworth.

21 Thelipsoftherighteousfeedmany,

butfoolsdiefor^hlackofsense.

22 ⁱTheblessingoftheLordmakesrich,

andheaddsnosorrowwithit.

23 Doingwrongis^jlikeajoketoafool,

but^kwisdomispleasuretoamanofunderstanding.

24 ^lWhatthewickeddreads^mwillcomeuponhim,

butⁿthedesireoftherighteouswillbegranted.

25 When^othetempestpasses,thewickedisnomore,

but^ptherighteousisestablishedforever.

26 Likevinegartotheteethandsmoketotheeyes,

soisthesluggardtothosewhosendhim.

27 ^qThefearoftheLordprolongslife,

^rbuttheyearsofthewickedwillbeshort.

28 ^sThehopeoftherighteousbringsjoy,

^tbuttheexpectationofthewickedwillperish.

29 ^uThewayoftheLordisastrongholdtotheblameless,

butdestructiontoevildoers.

30 ^vTherighteouswillneverberemoved,

but^wthewickedwillnotdwellintheland.

31 ^xThemouthoftherighteousbringsforthwisdom,

buttheperversetonguewillbecutoff.

32 Thelipsoftherighteous^yknowwhatisacceptable,

butthemouthofthewicked,^zwhatisperverse.

Proverbs , NIV: "To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech."

Proverbs , ESV: "The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate."

Proverbs , KJV: "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate."

Proverbs , NASB: "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride, arrogance, the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate."

Proverbs , NLT: "All who fear the LORD will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech."

Proverbs , CSB: "To fear the LORD is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech."