Proverbs 9

9:1

Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.

9:2

She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

9:3

She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.

9:4

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

9:5

“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.

9:6

Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”

9:7

He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.

9:8

Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

9:9

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

9:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

9:11

For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

9:12

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

9:13

The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.

9:14

She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,

9:15

calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.

9:16

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

9:17

“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

9:18

But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.