Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Wisdom hath
builded
her house; She hath
hewn
out her seven pillars :
Wisdom has
built
her house; she has
carved
out her seven pillars .
She hath
killed
her beasts;
She
hath
mingled
her wine; She hath
also furnished
her table :
She has
prepared
her meat
and
mixed
her wine; she has
also set
her table .
She hath
sent forth
her maidens
; She crieth
upon
the highest
places
of the city :
She has
sent out
her maidservants
; she calls
out
from
the heights
of the city .
Whoso
is simple, let him turn in hither:
As
for
him
that
is
void
of
understanding,
she saith
to him ,
“Whoever
is simple, let him turn in here!”
she says
to him who
lacks
judgment.
Come, eat ye
of
my bread ,
And drink of
the wine which
I have mingled
.
“
Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed
.
Leave off,
ye
simple
ones
, and live; And
walk in the way of understanding.
Leave your
folly
behind
, and you
will
live; walk in the way of understanding. ”
He that
correcteth
a scoffer
getteth
to
himself reviling
; And
he that
reproveth
a wicked man `getteth'
himself a
blot
.
He who
corrects
a mocker
brings
shame
on
himself; he who
rebukes
a wicked man taints
himself.
Reprove
not a scoffer
, lest
he hate thee:
Reprove
a wise man, and he will love thee
.
Do
not rebuke
a mocker
, or
he will
hate you;
rebuke
a wise man, and he will love you
.
Give
`instruction'
to
a wise man, and he will be yet
wiser :
Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in
learning.
Instruct
a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will increase his
learning.
The fear of Jehovah
is the beginning of wisdom ;
And the
knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the
LORD
is the beginning of wisdom ,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
For by
me
thy
days shall
be multiplied, And the
years of
thy
life
shall
be increased
.
For through
wisdom
your
days will
be multiplied, and years will
be added
to
your
life
.
If thou
art
wise, thou
art
wise for
thyself
; And
if thou
scoffest
, thou
alone shalt
bear it
.
If you
are
wise, you
are
wise to
your
own
advantage
; but
if you
scoff
, you
alone will
bear the
consequences
.
The foolish
woman is clamorous
; `
She is '
simple,
and knoweth
nothing.
The woman named
Folly
is loud
; she is naive
and knows
nothing.
And
she sitteth
at the door of her house, On a seat in the high
places
of the city,
She sits
at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights
of the city,
To
call
to them
that
pass by, Who go
right
on
their ways:
calling
out
to those
who
pass by, who make
their paths
straight.
Whoso
is simple, let him turn in hither;
And
as
for
him
that
is
void
of
understanding,
she saith
to him ,
“Whoever
is simple, let him turn in here!”
she says
to him who
lacks
judgment.
Stolen waters
are
sweet, And bread `
eaten '
in secret is pleasant.
“
Stolen water
is
sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
But he
knoweth
not that the dead are there ;
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
But they
do
not know
that the dead are there ,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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