Prov. 9
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9:1
Wisdom has built her house;
She has hewn out her seven pillars;
Prov. 9
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9:2
She has slaughtered her beasts;
She has mingled her wine;
She has also set her table;
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9:3
She has sent forth her maidens;
She calls from the highest places of the city:
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9:4
Whoever is simple, let him turn in here;
As for him who lacks sense, she says to him,
Prov. 9
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9:5
Come, eat of my bread,
And drink of the
awine which I have mingled.
Prov. 9
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9:6
Forsake foolishness, and live,
And walk in the way of understanding.
Prov. 9
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9:7
He who corrects a scorner gets dishonor for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man blemishes himself.
Prov. 9
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9:8
Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you;
Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Prov. 9
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9:9
Impart something to a wise man, and he will become wiser still;
Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Prov. 9
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9:10
aThe fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Prov. 9
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9:11
For by me your days will be multiplied,
And the years of your life will be increased.
Prov. 9
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9:12
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
And if you are scornful, you alone will bear it.
Prov. 9
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9:13
The woman Foolishness is rowdy;
She is simple and knows nothing.
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9:14
And she sits at the door of her house,
On a seat in the heights of the city,
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9:15
To call to those who pass by,
Who go straight on their ways:
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9:16
Whoever is simple, let him turn in here;
And as for him who lacks sense, she says to him,
Prov. 9
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9:17
Stolen waters are sweet,
And bread
gotten in secret is pleasant.
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9:18
But he does not know that the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
