Proverbs 9 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 9

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 maidservants;

she calls out

from

the heights

of the city:

“Whoever

is simple,

let him turn in

here!”

To him who lacks

judgment

she says:

“Come,

eat

my bread,

and drink

the wine

I have mixed.

Leave your folly

behind,

and you will live;

walk

in the way

of understanding.”

He who corrects

a mocker

will bring

shame on himself;

he who rebukes

a wicked man

will be tainted.

Do not

rebuke

a mocker

or

he will hate you;

rebuke

a wise man,

and he will love you.

Instruct

a wise man,

and he will be wiser

still;

teach

a righteous man,

and he will increase

his learning.

The fear

of the LORD

is the beginning

of wisdom,

and knowledge

of the Holy One

is understanding.

For

through wisdom

your days

will be multiplied,

and years

will be added

to your life.

If

you are wise,

you are wise

to your own advantage;

but if you scoff,

you alone

will bear the consequences.

The woman

named Folly

is loud;

she is naive

and knows

nothing.

She sits

at the door

of her house,

on

a seat

in the heights

of the city,

calling

to those who pass by,

who make

their paths straight:

“Whoever

is simple,

let him turn in

here!”

To him who lacks

judgment

she says:

“Stolen

water

is sweet,

and bread

eaten in secret

is tasty!”

But they do not

know

that

the dead

are there,

that her guests

are in the depths

of Sheol.

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