Proverbs 9:1–10

The Way of Wisdom

9 vWisdom has built her house;

she has hewn her wseven xpillars.

2  She has yslaughtered her beasts; she has zmixed her wine;

she has also aset her table.

3  She has bsent out her young women to ccall

from dthe highest places in the town,

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

fTo him who lacks sense she says,

5  “Come, geat of my bread

and hdrink of zthe wine I have mixed.

6  Leave iyour simple ways,1 and jlive,

kand walk in the way of insight.”

7  Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,

and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.

8  lDo not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;

mreprove a wise man, and he will love you.

9  Give instruction2 to a wise man, and he will be nstill wiser;

teach a righteous man, and he will oincrease in learning.

10  pThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

and qthe knowledge of the Holy One is insight.