Chapter:

The Proverbs

Chapter 9

American Standard Version

Pr 9:1	Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Pr 9:2	She hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
Pr 9:3	She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
Pr 9:4	Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Pr 9:5	Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Pr 9:6	Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
Pr 9:7	He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Pr 9:8	Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Pr 9:9	Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Pr 9:10	The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Pr 9:11	For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
Pr 9:12	If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Pr 9:13	The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.
Pr 9:14	And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
Pr 9:15	To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
Pr 9:16	Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Pr 9:17	Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Pr 9:18	But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.