Wisdom hath builded her house ,
she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Wisdom hath builded her house ;
She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Translation comparison
Proverbs 9
18 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table .
She hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table :
She hath sent forth her maidens :
she crieth upon the highest places of the city ,
She hath sent forth her maidens ;
She crieth upon the highest places of the city :
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth
understanding, she saith to him,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is
void
of
understanding, she saith to him,
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Come, eat ye
of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Forsake
the
foolish
, and live; and go
in the way of understanding.
Leave
off
, ye
simple
ones,
and live; And walk
in the way of understanding.
He that reproveth
a scorner
getteth to himself shame:
and he that rebuketh
a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
He that correcteth
a scoffer
getteth to himself reviling;
And he that reproveth
a wicked man `
getteth '
himself a blot.
Reprove not a scorner
, lest he hate thee: rebuke
a wise man, and he will love thee.
Reprove not a scoffer
, lest he hate thee: Reprove
a wise man, and he will love thee.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just
man, and he will increase in learning.
Give `
instruction '
to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous
man, and he will increase in learning.
The fear of the
LORD
is the beginning of wisdom :
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
The fear of Jehovah
is the beginning of wisdom ;
And the 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 by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
If thou be
wise, thou shalt
be
wise for thyself :
but
if thou scornest
, thou alone shalt bear it.
If thou art
wise, thou art
wise for thyself ;
And
if thou scoffest
, thou alone shalt bear it.
A
foolish woman is clamorous :
she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
The
foolish woman is clamorous ;
`
She is '
simple, and knoweth nothing.
For
she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
And
she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
To call passengers
who go right on their ways:
To call to
them
that
pass
by,
Who go right on their ways:
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither :
and as for him that wanteth
understanding, she saith to him,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither ;
And as for him that is
void
of
understanding, she saith to him,
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Stolen waters are sweet, And bread `
eaten '
in secret is pleasant.
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and
that her guests are in the depths of hell
.
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol
.
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