Proverbs 9

¹Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars.

²She hath killed her fatlings; She hath mingled her wine; Yea, she hath furnished her table.

³She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth aloud upon the highest places of the city:

⁴"Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!" To him that is void of understanding she saith,

⁵"Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled!

⁶Forsake folly, and live! And go forward in the way of understanding!

⁷"He who correcteth a scoffer Bringeth shame upon himself; And he who rebuketh the wicked Bringeth upon himself a stain.

⁸Rebuke not a scoffer, 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 righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

¹⁰The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Most Holy is understanding.

¹¹Yea, through me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

¹²If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou art a scoffer, thou alone must bear it."

¹³The foolish woman is clamorous; She is very simple, and careth for nothing.

¹⁴She sitteth at the door of her house, Upon a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵To call aloud to those that pass by, Who go straight forward in their ways,

¹⁶"Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!" And to him that is void of understanding she saith,

¹⁷"Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant."

¹⁸But he considereth not that the dead are there, That in the vales of the under-world are her guests.

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.