Proverbs 9 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Way of Wisdom

Wisdom’s Invitation

Pro 9:1

Pro 9:1Wisdom has built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;

Pro 9:2

Pro 9:2She has slaughtered her meat,
She has mixed her wine,
She has also furnished her table.

Pro 9:3

Pro 9:3She has sent out her maidens,
She cries out from the highest places of the city,

Pro 9:4

Pro 9:4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

Pro 9:5

Pro 9:5“Come, eat of my bread
And drink of the wine I have mixed.

Pro 9:6

Pro 9:6Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.

Pro 9:7

Pro 9:7“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.

Pro 9:8

Pro 9:8Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Pro 9:9

Pro 9:9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Pro 9:10

Pro 9:10“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Pro 9:11

Pro 9:11For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.

Pro 9:12

Pro 9:12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”

The Way of Folly

Pro 9:13

Pro 9:13A foolish woman is clamorous;
She is simple, and knows nothing.

Pro 9:14

Pro 9:14For she sits at the door of her house,
On a seat by the highest places of the city,

Pro 9:15

Pro 9:15To call to those who pass by,
Who go straight on their way:

Pro 9:16

Pro 9:16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here”;
And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

Pro 9:17

Pro 9:17“Stolen water is sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

Pro 9:18

Pro 9:18But he does not know that the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of hell.[fn]

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