1 Kings 4:32 Cross References - ISV

³² Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

¹ Introduction and PurposeThe proverbs of David’s son Solomon, king of Israel. ² These proverbs are for gaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; ³ for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living; ⁴ for giving prudence to the naïve, and knowledge and discretion to the young. ⁵ Let the wise listen and increase their learning; let the person of understanding receive guidance ⁶ in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles.
⁷ The Major ThemeThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
⁸ The Minor ThemeMy son, listen to your father’s instruction, and do not let go of your mother’s teaching. ⁹ They will be a graceful wreath for your head and a chain for your neck.
¹⁰ Avoid Evil CounselMy son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. ¹¹ If they say, “Come with us! Let’s lie in wait for blood; let’s ambush some innocent person for no reason at all. ¹² Let’s swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those who go down into the Pit. ¹³ We’ll find all kinds of valuable wealth, and we’ll fill our houses with spoil. ¹⁴ Throw your lot in with us, and all of us will have one purse.” ¹⁵ My son, do not go along with them, and keep your feet away from their paths! ¹⁶ For they run toward evil; these enticers shed blood without hesitation. ¹⁷ Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds, ¹⁸ but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves. ¹⁹ Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain— it takes away the lives of those who possess it.
²⁰ The Benefits of Choosing WisdomWisdom cries out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares. ²¹ She calls out at the busiest part of the noisy streets, and at the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words: ²² “You naïve ones, how long will you love naiveté? And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing or fools hate knowledge?” ²³ Return to my correction! Look, I will pour out my spirit on you, and I will make my words known to you.
²⁴ The Consequences of Refusing Wisdom“Because I called out to you and you refused to respond— I appealed, but no one paid attention— ²⁵ because you neglected all my advice and did not want my correction, ²⁶ I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes, ²⁷ when what you dread comes like a storm, and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. ²⁸ “Then they will call out to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me. ²⁹ “Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD; ³⁰ they did not want my advice, and they rejected all my correction. ³¹ They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices.

⁹ ConclusionsMoreover, besides being wise himself, the Teacher taught people what he had learned by listening, making inquiries, and composing many proverbs.

¹ Title The Most Beautiful Song by Solomon.
² The Loved OneLet him kiss me over and over again! Your love is better than wine. ³ The fragrance of your perfumed oil is wonderful. Your name is perfume poured out. Therefore the young women love you. ⁴ Take me with you! Let’s run away! Let the king bring me into his private chambers.
The Young Women The daughters of Jerusalem will rejoice and be happy for you. We will value your love more than wine. They love you appropriately.
⁵ The Loved OneThe daughters of Jerusalem, I’m dark and lovely like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. ⁶ Don’t stare at me because I’m dark; the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me the caretaker of the vineyards, but I didn’t take care of my own vineyard. ⁷ Tell me, you whom I love, where do you graze your flock? Where do you make your flock lie down at noon? Why should I be considered a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
⁸ The LoverIf you don’t know, most beautiful of women, go out after the flock and graze your young goats beside the shepherd’s tents. ⁹ My darling, I compare you to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots. ¹⁰ Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
¹¹ The Young WomenWe will make ornaments of gold for you, accented with silver.
¹² The Loved OneWhile the king was sitting at his table, my perfume sent forth its fragrance. ¹³ My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh that lies between my breasts all night. ¹⁴ My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
¹⁵ The LoverLook at you! You are beautiful, my darling. Look at you! You are so beautiful. Your eyes are doves.
¹⁶ The Loved OneLook at you! You are handsome, my beloved, truly lovely. How lush is our couch. ¹⁷ The beams of our house are cedar, our rafters are pine.

³⁵ This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet when he said, “I will open my mouth to speak in parables. I will declare what has been hidden since the creation of the world.”