Proverbs 9
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| 1 | Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars; |
| 2 | She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. |
| 3 | She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city: |
| 4 | ’Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him: |
| 5 | 'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. |
| 6 | Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding. |
| 7 | He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot. |
| 8 | Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. |
| 9 | Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. |
| 10 | The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy 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 scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.’ |
| 13 | The woman Folly is riotous; She is thoughtless, 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 thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; And as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him: |
| 17 | ’Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.’ |
| 18 | But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world. |
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