Proverb 1

Pro 1:1  The proverbs of Solomon, son of David and king of Israel.
Pro 1:2  Here are proverbs that will help you recognize wisdom and good advice, and understand sayings with deep meaning.
Pro 1:3  They can teach you how to live intelligently and how to be honest, just, and fair.
Pro 1:4  They can make an inexperienced person clever and teach young people how to be resourceful.
Pro 1:5  These proverbs can even add to the knowledge of the wise and give guidance to the educated,
Pro 1:6  so that they can understand the hidden meanings of proverbs and the problems that the wise raise.
Pro 1:7  To have knowledge, you must first have reverence for the LORD. Stupid people have no respect for wisdom and refuse to learn.
Pro 1:8  My child, pay attention to what your father and mother tell you.
Pro 1:9  Their teaching will improve your character as a handsome turban or a necklace improves your appearance.
Pro 1:10  My child, when sinners tempt you, don't give in.
Pro 1:11  Suppose they say, "Come on; let's find someone to kill! Let's attack some innocent people for the fun of it!
Pro 1:12  They may be alive and well when we find them, but they'll be dead when we're through with them!
Pro 1:13  We'll find all kinds of riches and fill our houses with loot!
Pro 1:14  Come and join us, and we'll all share what we steal."
Pro 1:15  My child, don't go with people like that. Stay away from them.
Pro 1:16  They can't wait to do something bad. They're always ready to kill.
Pro 1:17  It does no good to spread a net when the bird you want to catch is watching,

Proverb 2

Pro 2:1  My child, learn what I teach you and never forget what I tell you to do.
Pro 2:2  Listen to what is wise and try to understand it.
Pro 2:3  Yes, beg for knowledge; plead for insight.
Pro 2:4  Look for it as hard as you would for silver or some hidden treasure.
Pro 2:5  If you do, you will know what it means to fear the LORD and you will succeed in learning about God.
Pro 2:6  It is the LORD who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding.
Pro 2:7  He provides help and protection for those who are righteous and honest.
Pro 2:8  He protects those who treat others fairly, and guards those who are devoted to him.
Pro 2:9  If you listen to me, you will know what is right, just, and fair. You will know what you should do.
Pro 2:10  You will become wise, and your knowledge will give you pleasure.
Pro 2:11  Your insight and understanding will protect you
Pro 2:12  and prevent you from doing the wrong thing. They will keep you away from people who stir up trouble by what they say---
Pro 2:13  those who have abandoned a righteous life to live in the darkness of sin,
Pro 2:14  those who find pleasure in doing wrong and who enjoy senseless evil,
Pro 2:15  unreliable people who cannot be trusted.
Pro 2:16  You will be able to resist any immoral woman who tries to seduce you with her smooth talk,
Pro 2:17  who is faithless to her own husband and forgets her sacred vows.

Proverb 3

Pro 3:1  My child, don't forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do.
Pro 3:2  My teaching will give you a long and prosperous life.
Pro 3:3  Never let go of loyalty and faithfulness. Tie them around your neck; write them on your heart.
Pro 3:4  If you do this, both God and people will be pleased with you.
Pro 3:5  Trust in the LORD with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know.
Pro 3:6  Remember the LORD in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.
Pro 3:7  Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; simply obey the LORD and refuse to do wrong.
Pro 3:8  If you do, it will be like good medicine, healing your wounds and easing your pains.
Pro 3:9  Honor the LORD by making him an offering from the best of all that your land produces.
Pro 3:10  If you do, your barns will be filled with grain, and you will have too much wine to store it all.
Pro 3:11  My child, when the LORD corrects you, pay close attention and take it as a warning.
Pro 3:12  The LORD corrects those he loves, as parents correct a child of whom they are proud.
Pro 3:13  Happy is anyone who becomes wise---who comes to have understanding.
Pro 3:14  There is more profit in it than there is in silver; it is worth more to you than gold.
Pro 3:15  Wisdom is more valuable than jewels; nothing you could want can compare with it.
Pro 3:16  Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor.
Pro 3:17  Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it.

Proverb 4

Pro 4:1  My children, listen to what your father teaches you. Pay attention, and you will have understanding.
Pro 4:2  What I am teaching you is good, so remember it all.
Pro 4:3  When I was only a little boy, my parents' only son,
Pro 4:4  my father would teach me. He would say, "Remember what I say and never forget it. Do as I tell you, and you will live.
Pro 4:5  Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say.
Pro 4:6  Do not abandon wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will keep you safe.
Pro 4:7  Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight.
Pro 4:8  Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor.
Pro 4:9  She will be your crowning glory."
Pro 4:10  Listen to me, my child. Take seriously what I am telling you, and you will live a long life.
Pro 4:11  I have taught you wisdom and the right way to live.
Pro 4:12  Nothing will stand in your way if you walk wisely, and you will not stumble when you run.
Pro 4:13  Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life---guard it well.
Pro 4:14  Do not go where evil people go. Do not follow the example of the wicked.
Pro 4:15  Don't do it! Keep away from evil! Refuse it and go on your way.
Pro 4:16  Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.
Pro 4:17  Wickedness and violence are like food and drink to them

Proverb 5

Pro 5:1  My child, pay attention and listen to my wisdom and insight.
Pro 5:2  Then you will know how to behave properly, and your words will show that you have knowledge.
Pro 5:3  The lips of another man's wife may be as sweet as honey and her kisses as smooth as olive oil,
Pro 5:4  but when it is all over, she leaves you nothing but bitterness and pain.
Pro 5:5  She will take you down to the world of the dead; the road she walks is the road to death.
Pro 5:6  She does not stay on the road to life; but wanders off, and does not realize what is happening.
Pro 5:7  Now listen to me, sons, and never forget what I am saying.
Pro 5:8  Keep away from such a woman! Don't even go near her door!
Pro 5:9  If you do, others will gain the respect that you once had, and you will die young at the hands of merciless people.
Pro 5:10  Yes, strangers will take all your wealth, and what you have worked for will belong to someone else.
Pro 5:11  You will lie groaning on your deathbed, your flesh and muscles being eaten away,
Pro 5:12  and you will say, "Why would I never learn? Why would I never let anyone correct me?
Pro 5:13  I wouldn't listen to my teachers. I paid no attention to them.
Pro 5:14  And suddenly I found myself publicly disgraced."
Pro 5:15  Be faithful to your own wife and give your love to her alone.
Pro 5:16  Children that you have by other women will do you no good.
Pro 5:17  Your children should grow up to help you, not strangers.