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Book of Proverbs, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Proverbs—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ The proverbs1 of Solʹo·mon2 the son of David,3 the king of Israel,4
  2. for one to know wisdom5 and discipline,6 to discern the sayings of understanding,7
  3. to receive the discipline8 that gives insight,9 righteousness10 and judgment11 and uprightness,12
  4. to give to the inexperienced ones shrewdness,13 to a young man knowledge14 and thinking ability.15
  5. ¶ A wise person will listen and take in more instruction,16 and a man of understanding is the one who acquires skillful direction,17
  6. to understand a proverb and a puzzling saying,18 the words of wise persons19 and their riddles.20
  7. ¶ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge.21 Wisdom and discipline are what mere fools have despised.22
  8. ¶ Listen, my son, to the discipline of your father,23 and do not forsake the law of your mother.24
  9. For they are a wreath of attractiveness to your head25 and a fine necklace to your throat.26
  10. ¶ My son, if sinners try to seduce you, do not consent.27
  11. If they keep saying: “Do go with us. Do let us lie in ambush for blood.28 Do let us lie in concealment for the innocent men without any cause.29
  12. Let us swallow them down alive30 just like Sheʹol,[a]31 even whole, like those going down into a pit.32
  13. Let us find all sorts of precious valuables.33 Let us fill our houses with spoil.34
  14. Your lot you ought to cast in among us. Let there come to be just one bag belonging to all of us”35—
  15. my son, do not go in the way with them.36 Hold back your foot from their roadway.37
  16. For their feet are those that run to sheer badness,38 and they keep hastening to shed blood.39
  17. For it is for nothing that the net is spread before the eyes of anything owning wings.40
  18. Consequently they themselves lie in ambush for the very blood of these;41 they lie in concealment for their souls.[b]42
  19. Thus are the paths of everyone making unjust profit.43 It takes away the very soul of its owners.44
  20. ¶ True wisdom45 itself[c] keeps crying aloud in the very street.46 In the public squares it keeps giving forth its voice.47
  21. At the upper end of the noisy streets[d] it calls out.48 At the entrances of the gates into the city it says its own sayings:49
  22. ¶ “How long will YOU inexperienced ones keep loving inexperience,50 and [how long] must YOU ridiculers desire for yourselves outright ridicule,51 and [how long] will YOU stupid ones keep hating knowledge?52
  23. Turn back at my reproof.53 Then to YOU I will cause my spirit to bubble forth;54 I will make my words known to YOU.55
  24. Because I have called out but YOU keep refusing,56 I have stretched out my hand but there is no one paying attention,57
  25. and YOU keep neglecting all my counsel,58 and my reproof YOU have not accepted,59
  26. I also, for my part, shall laugh at YOUR own disaster,60 I shall mock when what YOU dread comes,61
  27. when what YOU dread comes just like a storm, and YOUR own disaster gets here just like a storm wind,62 when distress and hard times come upon YOU.63
  28. At that time they will keep calling me, but I shall not answer;64 they will keep looking for me, but they will not find me,65
  29. for the reason that they hated knowledge,66 and the fear of Jehovah they did not choose.67
  30. They did not consent to my counsel;68 they disrespected all my reproof.69
  31. So they will eat from the fruitage of their way,70 and they will be glutted with their own counsels.71
  32. For the renegading72 of the inexperienced ones is what will kill them,73 and the easygoingness of the stupid is what will destroy them.74
  33. As for the one listening to me, he will reside in security75 and be undisturbed from dread of calamity.”76

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Just like Sheol.” Heb., kish·ʼohlʹ; Gr., haiʹdes; Syr., shiul; Lat., in·ferʹnus. See App 4B.
  2. ^ “For their souls (lives).” Heb., lenaph·sho·thamʹ, pl.; Lat., aʹni·mas. See App 4A.
  3. ^ Or, “herself,” referring to “wisdom,” fem.
  4. ^ “On top of the walls,” LXX and by a correction of M.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Ki 4:32; Ec 12:9
  2. ^ Pr 10:1; 25:1; Mt 12:42
  3. ^ 2Sa 12:24
  4. ^ 1Ki 2:12
  5. ^ Pr 8:11; Lu 2:52
  6. ^ Pr 2:20; 2Ti 3:16; Heb 12:7
  7. ^ De 4:6
  8. ^ Pr 3:11; Heb 12:5; 1Pe 5:10
  9. ^ Pr 10:5
  10. ^ Heb 12:11
  11. ^ 1Ki 3:28
  12. ^ Ps 37:37; Pr 2:9
  13. ^ Jos 9:4; 1Sa 23:22; Pr 15:5; Mt 10:16
  14. ^ Jn 17:3
  15. ^ Pr 2:11; 3:21; 8:12; 14:17
  16. ^ Pr 9:9; 15:31; 1Co 10:15
  17. ^ 1Sa 25:33; Pr 24:6
  18. ^ Ps 49:4
  19. ^ Ec 12:11
  20. ^ Jg 14:14; Da 5:12
  21. ^ Jb 28:28; Ps 111:10; Pr 9:10
  22. ^ Pr 5:12; 12:15; 18:2; Ro 1:28
  23. ^ De 6:7; Pr 4:1; 6:20; Eph 6:4; Heb 12:9
  24. ^ Le 19:3; Pr 31:26; 2Ti 1:5; 3:15
  25. ^ Pr 4:9
  26. ^ Pr 3:22; Jn 7:46; Col 4:6
  27. ^ Ge 39:7; Ex 23:2; De 13:6; Ro 16:18
  28. ^ Je 5:26
  29. ^ Ps 10:8; 17:12; 56:6; Mt 26:4; Ac 23:15
  30. ^ Ps 35:25
  31. ^ Nu 16:30; 26:10
  32. ^ Jb 33:22; Ps 30:3; Eze 31:16
  33. ^ Jg 18:18
  34. ^ Jg 5:30
  35. ^ 1Sa 30:16
  36. ^ Pr 4:14; 13:20; 2Co 6:17
  37. ^ Ps 119:101; Pr 4:27; 1Co 15:33
  38. ^ Pr 4:16; 6:18; 19:2
  39. ^ Pr 6:17; Is 59:7; Ro 3:15
  40. ^ Ps 91:3
  41. ^ Ps 55:23
  42. ^ Pr 28:17
  43. ^ 2Ki 5:20; Pr 15:27; Mc 3:11
  44. ^ De 24:6; Jb 31:39
  45. ^ Ro 11:33; 16:27; 1Co 1:20; 2:5; Eph 3:10; Jm 3:17
  46. ^ Mt 10:27; 11:19; Ac 5:42
  47. ^ Pr 8:2; 9:3
  48. ^ Mt 10:27; Ac 20:20
  49. ^ Pr 8:3; Jn 18:20
  50. ^ Ps 94:8; Lu 19:42
  51. ^ Pr 14:6
  52. ^ 2Ch 24:19; Pr 5:12; Jn 3:20
  53. ^ Ps 141:5; Re 3:19
  54. ^ Pr 18:4; Ac 2:18
  55. ^ Is 54:13; Mt 10:20; Jn 6:45
  56. ^ Is 65:12; Mt 22:5
  57. ^ Is 65:2; Je 7:13
  58. ^ 2Ch 36:16; Ps 107:11
  59. ^ Ps 81:11
  60. ^ Ps 37:13; Ro 2:5
  61. ^ Jg 10:14; 2Ch 7:20
  62. ^ Na 1:3
  63. ^ Mt 24:21; Lu 21:23; Ro 2:9
  64. ^ Ps 18:41; Lu 13:25; Jm 4:3
  65. ^ La 3:44
  66. ^ Ps 50:17; Ho 4:6; Ac 7:51
  67. ^ Jg 5:8; Mc 3:2; 2Pe 2:15
  68. ^ Ps 81:11; Je 8:9
  69. ^ Ex 33:5; 2Ch 29:6; Je 5:12
  70. ^ Is 3:11; Je 6:19; Eze 24:14; Ga 6:7
  71. ^ Is 8:10
  72. ^ Je 3:14
  73. ^ Ro 6:23
  74. ^ Je 48:11; Re 2:5
  75. ^ Ps 25:13; Is 48:18; Re 3:10
  76. ^ 2Ki 6:16; Is 26:3; Lu 21:28; 2Pe 2:9

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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