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Proverbs 9:5–6

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 9:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

“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 9:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“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 9:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 9:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“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 9:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“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 9:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

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 9:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 9:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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 9:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Come, eat my bread, 

and drink the wine I have mixed. 

Stop being gullible and live. 

Start traveling the road to understanding.” 

Proverbs 9:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“Come, eat my bread,

and drink the wine I have mixed.

Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;

pursue the way of understanding.

Proverbs 9:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“Come, eat with my bread;

drink with the wine I have mixed.

Lay aside simplicity and live;

walk in the way of understanding.”

Proverbs 9:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“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 9:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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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