Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
Proverbs 9:2
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
Proverbs 9:3
She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
Proverbs 9:4
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Proverbs 9:5
“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
Proverbs 9:6
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Proverbs 9:7
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Proverbs 9:8
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:9
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Proverbs 9:11
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
Proverbs 9:13
The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
Proverbs 9:14
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
Proverbs 9:15
calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
Proverbs 9:16
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
Proverbs 9:18
But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.