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Proverbs 9 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:1 - Wisdom has made her house, putting up her seven pillars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:2 - She has put her fat beasts to death; her wine is mixed, her table is ready.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:3 - She has sent out her women-servants; her voice goes out to the highest places of the town, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:4 - Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:5 - Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 - Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:10 - The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:11 - For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:13 - The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:14 - Seated at the door of her house, in the high places of the town,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:15 - Crying out to those who go by, going straight on their way, she says:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16 - Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:17 - Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:18 - But he does not see that the dead are there, that her guests are in the deep places of the underworld.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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Proverbs Chapter 9 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras