Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars.
2 She has killed her beasts. She has mingled her wine. She has also furnished her table.
She hath killed her fatlings; She hath mingled her wine; Yea, she hath furnished her table.
3 She has sent forth her maidens. She cries out upon the highest places of the city:
She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth aloud upon the highest places of the city:
4 He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” To him that is void of understanding she saith,
5 Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
“Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled!
6 Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.
Forsake folly, and live! And go forward in the way of understanding!
7 He who corrects a scoffer gets himself reviling. And he who reproves a wicked man gets himself a bruise.
“He who correcteth a scoffer Bringeth shame upon himself; And he who rebuketh the wicked Bringeth upon himself a stain.
8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Rebuke not a scoffer, lest he hate thee; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Give opportunity to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Most Holy is understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Yea, through me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 If thou are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou art a scoffer, thou alone must bear it.”
13 The foolish woman is clamorous, simple, and knows nothing.
The foolish woman is clamorous; She is very simple, and careth for nothing.
14 And she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
She sitteth at the door of her house, Upon a seat in the high places of the city,
15 to call to those who pass by, who go right on their ways:
To call aloud to those that pass by, Who go straight forward in their ways,
16 He who is simple, let him turn in here. And as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread in secret is pleasant.
“Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
