Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English 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.
She has
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 maidens .
She cries
from
the highest places of the city :
Whoso
is simple, let him turn in hither:
as for him that
wanteth
understanding, she saith
to him,
"Whoever
is simple, let him turn in here!"
As for him who
is
void
of
understanding, she says
to him,
Come, eat of my bread, and
drink of the wine which I have mingled.
"
Come, eat some
of my bread, Drink some
of the wine which I have mixed!
Forsake
the
foolish
, and live ;
and
go
in the way of understanding.
Leave
your
simple
ways
, and live .
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 who
corrects
a mocker
invites
insult.
He who
reproves
a wicked man invites
abuse
.
Reprove not
a scorner
, lest he hate thee:
rebuke
a wise man, and he will love thee
.
Don't
reprove a scoffer
, lest he hate you.
Reprove
a wise man, and he will love you
.
Give
instruction
to
a wise man, and he will be yet
wiser :
teach a just
man, and he will increase in learning.
Instruct
a wise man, and he will be still
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 Yahweh
is the beginning of wisdom .
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 your
days will
be multiplied .
The years of your
life will
be increased.
If thou
be
wise, thou
shalt
be
wise for thyself:
but
if thou
scornest
, thou
alone shalt
bear it.
If you
are
wise, you
are
wise for yourself.
If you
mock
, you
alone will
bear it.
A
foolish woman is clamorous:
she
is
simple
, and knoweth
nothing.
The
foolish woman is loud
, Undisciplined,
and knows
nothing.
For
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 high places of the city,
To call passengers
who go right
on their ways :
To call to
those
who pass
by,
Who
go straight
on their ways ,
Whoso
is simple, let him turn in hither:
and
as for him that
wanteth
understanding, she saith
to him,
"Whoever
is simple, let him turn in here."
As for him who
is
void
of
understanding, she says
to him,
Stolen waters
are
sweet ,
and
bread
eaten in secret is pleasant.
"
Stolen water
is
sweet .
Food
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 doesn't
know
that the dead are there ,
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol
.
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