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Proverbs 9:1–6

Wisdom’s Feast

9 Wisdom has built her house,

she has hewn her seven pillars.

2 She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine,

she has also set her table.

3 She has sent out her servant-girls, she calls

from the highest places in the town,

4 “You that are simple, turn in here!”

To those without sense she says,

5 “Come, eat of my bread

and drink of the wine I have mixed.

6 Lay aside immaturity,a and live,

and walk in the way of insight.”

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Proverbs 9:1–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.”

Proverbs 9:1–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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.”

Proverbs 9:1–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Wisdom hath builded her house,

She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine;

She hath also furnished her table.

She hath sent forth her maidens:

She crieth upon the highest places of the city,

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 9:1–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.”

Proverbs 9:1–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;

She has slaughtered her meat,

She has mixed her wine,

She has also furnished her table.

She has sent out her maidens,

She cries out from the highest places of the city,

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

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

“Come, eat of my bread

And drink of the wine I have mixed.

Forsake foolishness and live,

And go in the way of understanding.

Proverbs 9:1–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Wisdom has built her house;

she has made its seven columns.

She has prepared her food and wine;

she has set her table.

She has sent out her servant girls,

and she calls out from the highest place in the city.

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 9:1–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Wisdom hath builded her house;

She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine;

She hath also furnished her table:

She hath sent forth her maidens;

She crieth upon the highest places of the city:

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 9:1–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars; she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table; she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city, 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 9:1–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Wisdom has built her house. 

She has carved out her seven pillars. 

She has prepared her meat. 

She has mixed her wine. 

She has set her table. 

She has sent out her servant girls. 

She calls from the highest places in the city, 

“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 9:1–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Proverbs 9:1–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.”

Proverbs 9:1–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Wisdom has built her house.

She has made its seven pillars.

She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine.

She has also set her table.

She has sent out her female servants.

She calls out from the highest point of the city.

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 9:1–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Wisdom has built her house,

She has hewn out her seven pillars;

She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine;

She has also set her table;

She has sent out her maidens, she calls

From the tops of the heights of the city:

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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