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Proverbs 9:4–6

4 “Whoever dis simple, let him turn in here!”

As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

5 “Come, eeat of my bread

And drink of the wine I have mixed.

6 Forsake foolishness and live,

And go in the way of understanding.

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Proverbs 9:4–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Let all who are simple come to my house!”

To those who have no sense she says,

“Come, eat my food

and drink the wine I have mixed.

Leave your simple ways and you will live;

walk in the way of insight.”

Proverbs 9:4–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

To him who lacks sense she says,

“Come, eat of my bread

and drink of the wine I have mixed.

Leave your simple ways, and live,

and walk in the way of insight.”

Proverbs 9:4–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:

As for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

Come, eat of my bread,

And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Forsake the foolish, and live;

And go in the way of understanding.

Proverbs 9:4–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Come in with me,” she urges the simple.

To those who lack good judgment, she says,

“Come, eat my food,

and drink the wine I have mixed.

Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;

learn to use good judgment.”

Proverbs 9:4–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

She says to those who are uneducated,

“Come in here, you foolish people!

Come and eat my food

and drink the wine I have prepared.

Stop your foolish ways, and you will live;

take the road of understanding.

Proverbs 9:4–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:

As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

Come, eat ye of my bread,

And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Leave off, ye simple ones, and live;

And walk in the way of understanding.

Proverbs 9:4–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith, Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled. Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

Proverbs 9:4–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Whoever is gullible turn in here!” 

She says to a person without sense, 

“Come, eat my bread, 

and drink the wine I have mixed. 

Stop being gullible and live. 

Start traveling the road to understanding.” 

Proverbs 9:4–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”

To the one who lacks sense, she says,

“Come, eat my bread,

and drink the wine I have mixed.

Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;

pursue the way of understanding.

Proverbs 9:4–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“You that are simple, turn in here!”

To those without sense she says,

“Come, eat of my bread

and drink of the wine I have mixed.

Lay aside immaturity, and live,

and walk in the way of insight.”

Proverbs 9:4–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“Whoever is simple, let him turn here.”

As for the one who lacks sense, she says to him,

“Come, eat with my bread;

drink with the wine I have mixed.

Lay aside simplicity and live;

walk in the way of understanding.”

Proverbs 9:4–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

She says, “Let all who are childish come in here!”

She speaks to those who have no sense.

“Come and eat my food.

Drink the wine I have mixed.

Leave your childish ways and you will live.

Walk in the way that leads to understanding.

Proverbs 9:4–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!”

To him who lacks understanding she says,

Come, eat of my food

And drink of the wine I have mixed.

Forsake your folly and live,

And proceed in the way of understanding.”


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