Proverbs 9

^aWisdom hath builded her house,

She hath hewn out her ^bseven ^cpillars:

^2dShe hath killed her beasts; she hath ^emingled her wine;

She hath also ^ffurnished her table.

³She hath sent forth ^gher maidens:

^hShe crieth upon ⁱthe highest places of the city,

^4jWhoso is simple, let him turn in hither:

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

^5lCome, eat of my bread,

And drink of ^ethe wine which I have mingled.

⁶Forsake ^mthe foolish, and ^slive;

And ⁿgo 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.

^8oReprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:

^pRebuke 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 ^qhe will increase in learning.

^10rThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:

And ^rrthe knowledge of the holy is understanding.

^11sFor by me thy days shall be multiplied,

And ^sthe years of thy life shall be increased.

^12tIf thou be wise, thou shalt be wise ^ufor thyself:

But if thou scornest, ^wthou alone shalt bear it.

^13xA foolish woman is ^yclamorous:

She is simple, and ^zknoweth nothing.

¹⁴For she sitteth at the door of her house,

On a seat in ^athe high places of the city,

¹⁵To call passengers

Who ^bgo right on their ways:

^16cWhoso is simple, let him turn in hither:

And as for ^chim that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

^17dStolen waters are sweet,

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

¹⁸But he knoweth not ^ethat ^fthe dead are there;

And that her guests are in the depths of hell.

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