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Proverbs 9

18 aligned verses; 18 with wording or punctuation differences .

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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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