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Proverbs 1:8
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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 like1 Sheol,
And whole, alike those who go down to the Pit; 
13 We shall find all kinds of precious1 possessions,
We shall fill our houses with1 spoil; 
14 Cast in your lot among us,
Let us all have one purse”—
15 My son, ado not walk in the way with them,
bKeep your foot from their path; 
16 aFor their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood. 
17 Surely, in1 vain the net is spread
In the sight of any1 bird; 
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 aSo are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners. 

The Call of Wisdom

20 aWisdom calls aloud1 outside;
She raises her voice in the open squares. 
21 She cries out in the1 chief concourses,
At the openings of the gates in the city
She speaks her words: 
Verse Comparison: Proverbs 1:8

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

Amplified® Bible
My son, hear the instruction of your father; reject not {nor} forsake the teaching of your mother.

Contemporary English Version
My child, obey the teachings of your parents,

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

Good News Bible
My child, pay attention to what your father and mother tell you.

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

New American Standard Bible
Hear, my son, your father's instruction And do not forsake your mother's teaching;

New International Version
Listen, my son, to your father's instruction
and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

New King James Version
My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Hear, my son, your father's instruction And do not forsake your mother's teaching;

Revised Standard Version
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and reject not your mother's teaching;

Young's Literal Translation
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,


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