{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_jps_pro001_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_jps_pro001_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_jps_pro001_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/jps/pro001.htm","summary":"This is the opening chapter of the biblical Book of Proverbs, a work of ancient Hebrew wisdom literature attributed to King Solomon. The text states its purpose directly: to impart wisdom, discipline, justice, and discernment to readers at all levels, from the naive young person to the already-wise. A core theological claim is introduced early \u2014 that reverence for God is the foundation of all genuine knowledge, with those who reject this framework dismissed as fools. The chapter then dramatizes wisdom as a public figure, a woman crying out in city streets and marketplaces, warning that those who ignore her teaching will face disaster without recourse when catastrophe arrives. A distinctive feature is Wisdom's harsh, almost taunting voice: she promises to laugh at the calamity of those who spurned her and declares she will not answer when they finally call. The chapter's central moral is that rejecting wise counsel is self-destructive \u2014 greedy and violent people ultimately destroy themselves \u2014 while those who heed wisdom live in security.","tags":["Book of Chronicles","Hebrew Bible Translation","Jewish Publication Society Bible"],"text":null,"title":"Jewish Publication Society Bible: Proverbs: Proverbs Chapter 1","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":560}