Proverbs 9
9
Wisdom Hosts a Banquet
1Wisdom has built her house.
She has carved out her seven pillars.
2She has prepared her meat.
She has mixed her wine.
She has set her table.
3She has sent out her servant girls.
She calls from the highest places in the city,
4“Whoever is gullible turn in here!”
She says to a person without sense,
5“Come, eat my bread,
and drink the wine I have mixed.
6Stop being gullible and live.
Start traveling the road to understanding.”
Wisdom Prolongs Life
7Whoever corrects a mocker receives abuse.
Whoever warns a wicked person gets hurt.
8Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you.
Warn a wise person, and he will love you.
9Give ⌞advice⌟ to a wise person,
and he will become even wiser.
Teach a righteous person,
and he will learn more.
10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11You will live longer because of me,
and years will be added to your life.
12If you are wise, your wisdom will help you.
If you mock, you alone will be held responsible.
Stupidity Imitates Wisdom’s Banquet
13The woman Stupidity is loud, gullible, and ignorant.
14She sits at the doorway of her house.
She is enthroned on the high ground of the city
15and calls to those who pass by,
those minding their own business,
16“Whoever is gullible turn in here!”
She says to a person without sense,
17“Stolen waters are sweet,
and food eaten in secret is tasty.”
18But he does not know
that the souls of the dead are there,
that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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Proverbs 9
9
Wisdom versus Foolishness
1Wisdom has built her house; # Pr 14:1; Eph 2:20-22; 1Pt 2:5
she has carved out her seven pillars.
2She has prepared her meat; # Mt 22:4 she has mixed her wine; # Sg 8:2
she has also set her table. # Lk 14:17
3She has sent out her female servants; # Ps 68:11; Mt 22:3
she calls out from the highest points of the city: # Pr 8:2-3; 9:14-15; Mt 10:27
4“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here! ”
To the one who lacks sense, # Pr 6:32 she says,
5“Come, eat my bread, # Is 55:1; Jn 6:27,51
and drink the wine I have mixed.
6Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;
pursue the way of understanding.
7The one who corrects a mocker
will bring dishonor on himself;
the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt. # Lit man his blemish
8Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; # Pr 15:12; Mt 7:6
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. # Ps 141:5
9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more. # Pr 1:5; 16:21,23
10“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, # Jb 28:28; Ps 111:10; Pr 1:7; 15:33
and the knowledge of the Holy One # Pr 30:3; Hs 11:12; Rv 16:5 is understanding.
11For by Wisdom your days will be many,
and years will be added to your life.
12If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit; # Jb 22:2
if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences.”
13The woman Folly is rowdy; # Pr 7:11
she is gullible and knows nothing. # Pr 5:6
14She sits by the doorway of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,
15calling to those who pass by,
who go straight ahead on their paths: # Pr 7:11-12; 9:3-4
16“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here! ”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,
17“Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty! ” # Pr 20:17
18But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, # Pr 2:18; 21:16
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. # Pr 5:5; 7:27
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