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
The Way of Wisdom
1Wisdom has #(Matt. 16:18; 1 Cor. 3:9, 10; Eph. 2:20–22; 1 Pet. 2:5)built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;
2#Matt. 22:4She has slaughtered her meat,
#Prov. 23:30She has mixed her wine,
She has also furnished her table.
3She has sent out her maidens,
She cries out from the highest places of the city,
4“Whoever#Ps. 19:7 is simple, let him turn in here!”
As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
5“Come,#Song 5:1; Is. 55:1; (John 6:27) eat of my bread
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.
7“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
8#Prov. 15:12; Matt. 7:6Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
#Ps. 141:5; Prov. 10:8Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, #(Matt. 13:12)and he will increase in learning.
10“The#Job 28:28; Ps. 111:10; Prov. 1:7 fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11#Prov. 3:2, 16For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
12#Job 35:6, 7; Prov. 16:26If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”
The Way of Folly
13#Prov. 7:11A foolish woman is clamorous;
She is simple, and knows nothing.
14For she sits at the door of her house,
On a seat #Prov. 9:3by the highest places of the city,
15To call to those who pass by,
Who go straight on their way:
16“Whoever#Prov. 7:7, 8 is simple, let him turn in here”;
And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
17“Stolen#Prov. 20:17 water is sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18But he does not know that #Prov. 2:18; 7:27the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of hell.
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