Proverbs - Chapter 9 | American Standard Version

  • 1. Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
  • 2. She hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
  • 3. She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
  • 4. Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
  • 5. Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
  • 6. Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
  • 7. He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man {cf15i getteth} himself a blot.
  • 8. Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
  • 9. Give {cf15i instruction} to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
  • 10. The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
  • 11. For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
  • 12. If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
  • 13. The foolish woman is clamorous; {cf15i She is} simple, and knoweth nothing.
  • 14. And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
  • 15. To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
  • 16. Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
  • 17. Stolen waters are sweet, And bread {cf15i eaten} in secret is pleasant.
  • 18. But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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