1 Kings 4:32

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1 Kings 4:30–34 · Berean Standard Bible

30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

32 Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

34 So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

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Proverbs 1:1

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,

Proverbs 1:2

for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,

Proverbs 1:3

and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.

Proverbs 1:4

To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,

Proverbs 1:5

let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

Proverbs 1:6

by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 1:8

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

Proverbs 1:9

For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.

Proverbs 1:10

My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.

Proverbs 1:11

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

Proverbs 1:12

let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.

Proverbs 1:13

We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.

Proverbs 1:14

Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—

Proverbs 1:15

my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.

Proverbs 1:16

For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

Proverbs 1:17

How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!

Proverbs 1:18

But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

Proverbs 1:19

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Proverbs 1:20

Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;

Proverbs 1:21

in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:

Proverbs 1:22

“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:23

If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.

Proverbs 1:24

Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,

Proverbs 1:25

because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,

Proverbs 1:26

in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

Proverbs 1:27

when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

Proverbs 1:28

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.

Proverbs 1:29

For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.

Proverbs 1:30

They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.

Proverbs 1:31

So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Matthew 13:35

So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

Song of Solomon 1:1

This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.

Song of Solomon 1:2

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.

Song of Solomon 1:3

The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.

Song of Solomon 1:4

Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers.

Song of Solomon 1:5

I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

Song of Solomon 1:6

Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.

Song of Solomon 1:7

Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

Song of Solomon 1:8

If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.

Song of Solomon 1:9

I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

Song of Solomon 1:10

Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.

Song of Solomon 1:11

We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.

Song of Solomon 1:12

While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

Song of Solomon 1:13

My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.

Song of Solomon 1:14

My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.

Song of Solomon 1:15

How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.

Song of Solomon 1:16

How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.

Song of Solomon 1:17

The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.