Proverbs 9:1–6
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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.
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- ach. 24:3. So ch. 14:1. Comp. Matt. 16:18. Eph. 2:20–22. 1 Pet. 2:5.
- bSee ch. 6:31.
- c1 Tim. 3:15 (Gk.).
- dSo Matt. 22:3, 4. Luke 14:16, 17.
- †Heb. her killing. Gen. 43:16.
- ever. 5. Comp. ch. 23:30. Cant. 8:2.
- fPs. 23:5. & 78:19 in the Heb.
- gComp. Ps. 68:11 (Heb.).
- hch. 8:1, 2.
- iver. 14. ch. 8:2 in the Heb.
- jver. 16.
- jver. 16.
- kSee ch. 6:32.
- lComp. Cant. 5:1. Isai. 55:1. John 6:27.
- ever. 5. Comp. ch. 23:30. Cant. 8:2.
- mSee ch. 1:4.
- sch. 3:2. So ch. 3:2, 16. & 10:27. Comp. ver. 6.
- nver. 15. ch. 4:14. & 23:19 in the Heb. So ch. 11:5 marg.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Wisdom has built her house;
she has hewn her seven pillars.
She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.
She has sent out her young women to call
from the highest places in the town,
“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.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Wisdom has built her house;
she has set up its seven pillars.
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.
She has sent out her servants, and she calls
from the highest point of the city,
“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.”
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Wisdom has built her house;
she has carved out her seven pillars.
She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.
She has sent out her female servants;
she calls out from the highest points of the city:
“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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Wisdom has built her house;
she has carved its seven columns.
She has prepared a great banquet,
mixed the wines, and set the table.
She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come.
She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.
“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.”
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Wisdom has built her house;
she has hewn her seven pillars.
She has slaughtered her slaughtering, mixed her wine,
and also set her table.
She has sent her servant girls, she calls
upon the wings of the high places of town,
“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.”
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press