Top Verses from Proverbs 1  

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (NIV)

The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning and the principal and choice part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; but fools despise skillful and godly Wisdom, instruction, and discipline. [Ps. 111:10.] (AMP)

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (KJV)

For receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair (NIV)

Receive instruction in wise dealing and the discipline of wise thoughtfulness, righteousness, justice, and integrity (AMP)

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; (KJV)

For giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young – (NIV)

That prudence may be given to the simple, and knowledge, discretion, and discernment to the youth-- (AMP)

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. (KJV)

For understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. (NIV)

That people may understand a proverb and a figure of speech or an enigma with its interpretation, and the words of the wise and their dark sayings or riddles. (AMP)

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. (KJV)

Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. (NIV)

My son, hear the instruction of your father; reject not nor forsake the teaching of your mother. (AMP)

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: (KJV)

If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for innocent blood, let's ambush some harmless soul;" (NIV)

If they say, Come with us; let us lie in wait [to shed] blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause [and show that his piety is in vain] (AMP)

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: (KJV)

Let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit (NIV)

Let us swallow them up alive as does Sheol (the place of the dead), and whole, as those who go down into the pit [of the dead] (AMP)

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: (KJV)

We will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; (NIV)

We shall find and take all kinds of precious goods [when our victims are put out of the way], we shall fill our houses with plunder; (AMP)

We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: (KJV)

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: (NIV)

THE PROVERBS (truths obscurely expressed, maxims, and parables) of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: (AMP)

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; (KJV)

My son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths (NIV)

My son, do not walk in the way with them; restrain your foot from their path (AMP)

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: (KJV)