5 aA wise
man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will
1 attain wise counsel,
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their
ariddles.
7 aThe fear of the
Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Shun Evil Counsel
8 aMy son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
9 For they
will be a
agraceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
aDo not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us
alie in wait to
shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
12 Let us swallow them alive like
1 Sheol,
And whole,
alike those who go down to the Pit;
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