1 Η σοφία ωκοδόμησε τον οίκον αυτής, ελατόμησε τους στύλους αυτής επτά· 2 έσφαξε τη σφάγια αυτής, εκέρασε τον οίνον αυτής, και ητοίμασε την τράπεζαν αυτής· 3 απέστειλε τας θεραπαίνας αυτής, κηρύττει επί των υψηλών τόπων της πόλεως, 4 Όστις είναι άφρων, ας στραφή εδώ· και, προς τους ενδεείς φρενών, λέγει προς αυτούς, 5 Έλθετε, φάγετε από του άρτου μου, και πίετε από του οίνου τον οποίον εκέρασα· 6 αφήσατε την αφροσύνην και ζήσατε· και κατευθύνθητε εν τη οδώ της συνέσεως. 7 Ο νουθετών χλευαστήν λαμβάνει εις εαυτόν ατιμίαν· και ο ελέγχων τον ασεβή λαμβάνει εις εαυτόν μώμον. 8 Μη έλεγχε χλευαστήν, διά να μη σε μισήση· έλεγχε σοφόν, και θέλει σε αγαπήσει. 9 Δίδε αφορμήν εις τον σοφόν και θέλει γείνει σοφώτερος· δίδασκε τον δίκαιον και θέλει αυξηθή εις μάθησιν. 10 Αρχή σοφίας φόβος Κυρίου· και επίγνωσις αγίων φρόνησις. 11 Διότι δι' εμού αι ημέραι σου θέλουσι πολλαπλασιασθή, και έτη ζωής θέλουσι προστεθή εις σε. 12 Εάν γείνης σοφός, θέλεις είσθαι σοφός διά σεαυτόν· και εάν γείνης χλευαστής, συ μόνος θέλεις πάσχει. 13 Γυνή άφρων, θρασεία, ανόητος και μη γνωρίζουσα μηδέν· 14 κάθηται εν τη θύρα της οικίας αυτής επί θρόνου, εν τοις υψηλοίς τόποις της πόλεως, 15 προσκαλούσα τους διαβάτας τους κατευθυνομένους εις την οδόν αυτών· 16 όστις είναι άφρων, ας στραφή εδώ· και προς τον ενδεή φρενών, λέγει προς αυτόν, 17 Τα κλοπιμαία ύδατα είναι γλυκέα, και ο κρύφιος άρτος είναι ηδύς. 18 Αλλ' αυτός αγνοεί ότι εκεί είναι οι νεκροί, και εις τα βάθη του άδου οι κεκλημένοι αυτής.
Proverbs · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 16:18; Revelation 3:12; Galatians 2:9; 1 Peter 2:5–6; Ephesians 2:20–22
- 2 Matthew 22:3–14; Isaiah 25:6; Luke 14:16–17; Proverbs 9:5; Proverbs 23:30
- 3 Proverbs 9:14; Proverbs 8:1–3; Matthew 22:3–4; Psalm 68:11; Proverbs 1:20–23
- 4 Proverbs 6:32; Matthew 11:25; Proverbs 8:5; Proverbs 9:16; Revelation 22:17
- 5 John 6:27; Song of Songs 5:1; Proverbs 9:17; Jeremiah 31:12–14; Matthew 26:26–28
- 6 Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 4:11; Luke 13:24; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Proverbs 4:14–15
- 7 Proverbs 15:12; Proverbs 23:9; 2 Chronicles 36:16; 2 Chronicles 25:15–16; 2 Chronicles 24:20–22
- 8 Proverbs 13:18; Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 23:9; Proverbs 15:12; Proverbs 29:1
- 9 Proverbs 1:5; 1 John 5:13; Matthew 13:11–12; Proverbs 25:12; 1 John 2:20–21
- 10 Psalm 111:10; Job 28:28; Proverbs 1:7; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Proverbs 2:5
- 11 Proverbs 10:27; Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 3:16; Deuteronomy 6:2
- 12 Job 22:2–3; Ezekiel 18:20; 2 Peter 3:3–4; Job 22:21; Proverbs 16:26
- 13 Proverbs 7:11; Proverbs 5:6; Proverbs 21:19; 1 Timothy 6:4; Proverbs 21:9
- 14 Proverbs 9:3; Proverbs 7:10–12
- 15 Proverbs 7:25–27; Proverbs 23:27–28; Proverbs 7:13–15
- 16 Proverbs 9:4
- 17 Proverbs 20:17; Proverbs 23:31–32; Proverbs 30:20; James 1:14–15; Genesis 3:6
- 18 Proverbs 7:27; Proverbs 2:18–19; Proverbs 5:5; Psalm 82:5; Proverbs 1:7
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Now, "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;" the sense of sin leads to repentance, and God bestows His compassion upon those who are penitent.
Woe, woe, by what steps was I dragged down "to the depths of hell!" --toiling and turmoiling through want of Truth, when I sought after Thee, my God,--to Thee I confess it, who hadst mercy on me when I had not yet confessed,--sought after Thee not according to the understanding of the mind, in which Thou desiredst that I should …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
With respect to the star, we have said these things, and yet more perhaps may be said by you; for, it is said, "Give occasion to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:" but we must now come to the beginning of what hath been read.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Again, we call "beginning" the essential and first part from which a thing proceeds, such as the foundation of a house, the keel of a vessel; it is in this sense that it is said, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom," that is to say that piety is, as it were, the groundwork and foundation of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
I came upon that bold woman, who "is simple, and knoweth nothing," the enigma of Solomon, sitting "at the door of the house on a seat," and saying, "Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant." This woman seduced me, because she found my soul beyond its portals, dwelling in the eye of my flesh, and thinking …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)