Passage
Proverbs 1.9
Book: Proverbs · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
7. The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction. 8. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
9. For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
- My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not. 11. If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause; (Proverbs 1:7-11, ASV)
WEB
7. The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction. 8. My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:
9. for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
- My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent. 11. If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lay in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause. (Proverbs 1:7-11, WEB)
KJV
7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. the beginning: or, the principal part 8. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9. For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. an: Heb. an adding
- My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: (Proverbs 1:7-11, KJV)
YLT
7. Fear of Jehovah [is] a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised! 8. Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
9. For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.
- My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing. 11. If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause, (Proverbs 1:7-11, YLT)
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.
- H2580 - chen, chen, Strong's H2580
- H7218 - rosh, rosh, Strong's H7218
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.