Proverbs 9
9
1Wisdom hath builded her house,
She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine;
She hath also furnished her table.
3She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth
Upon the highest places of the city,
4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:
As for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5Come, eat of my bread,
And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6Forsake the foolish, and live;
And go in the way of understanding.
7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame:
And he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:
Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:
Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:
And the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11For by me thy days shall be multiplied,
And the years of thy life shall be increased.
12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself:
But if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13A foolish woman is clamorous:
She is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14For she sitteth at the door of her house,
On a seat in the high places of the city,
15To call passengers
Who go right on their ways:
16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:
And as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17Stolen waters are sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But he knoweth not that the dead are there;
And that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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“Woman Wisdom’s” invitation
1Wisdom built her house;
she has carved out her seven pillars.
2She slaughtered her animals,
mixed her wine,
and set her table.
3She sends out her female servants; she issues an invitation
from the top of the city heights:
4“Whoever is naive turn aside here,”
she says to those who lack sense.
5“Come, eat my food,
and drink the wine I have mixed.
6Abandon your simplistic ways and live;
walk in the way of understanding.”
Wise advice
7Whoever instructs the cynic gets insulted;
whoever corrects the wicked gets hurt.
8Don’t correct the impudent, or they will hate you;
correct the wise, and they will love you.
9Teach the wise, and they will become wiser;
inform the righteous, and their learning will increase.
10The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD;
the knowledge of the holy one is understanding.
11Through me your days will be many;
years will be added to your life.
12If you are wise, it is to your benefit;
if you are cynical, you will bear it all alone.
“Woman Folly’s” invitation
13Woman Folly is noisy;
she’s stupid and doesn’t even know it.
14She sits at the doorway of her house,
on a seat at the city heights.
15She invites those who pass by on the path,
those going straight on their way.
16“Whoever is naive, come in here,”
she says to those who lack sense.
17“Stolen water is sweet;
food eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18But they don’t know that the dead are there;
her guests are in the depths of the grave.#9.18 Heb Sheol
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