Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
Wisdom has
built
her house .
She has
carved
out her seven pillars .
Wisdom hath
builded
her house ,
she hath
hewn
out her seven pillars :
She has
prepared
her meat.
She has
mixed
her wine .
She has
also set
her table.
She hath
killed
her beasts;
she hath
mingled
her wine ;
she hath
also furnished
her table.
She has
sent out
her maidens .
She cries
from
the highest places of the city :
She hath
sent forth
her maidens :
she crieth
upon
the highest places of the city ,
"Whoever
is simple, let him turn in here!"
As for him who
is
void
of
understanding, she says
to him,
Whoso
is simple, let him turn in hither:
as for him that
wanteth
understanding, she saith
to him,
"
Come, eat some
of my bread, Drink some
of the wine which I have mixed!
Come, eat of my bread, and
drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Leave
your
simple
ways
, and live .
Walk
in the way of understanding. "
Forsake
the
foolish
, and live ;
and
go
in the way of understanding.
He who
corrects
a mocker
invites
insult.
He who
reproves
a wicked man invites
abuse
.
He that
reproveth
a scorner
getteth
to
himself
shame:
and
he that
rebuketh
a wicked man getteth
himself
a
blot
.
Don't
reprove a scoffer
, lest he hate you.
Reprove
a wise man, and he will love you
.
Reprove not
a scorner
, lest he hate thee:
rebuke
a wise man, and he will love thee
.
Instruct
a wise man, and he will be still
wiser .
Teach a righteous
man, and he will increase in learning.
Give
instruction
to
a wise man, and he will be yet
wiser :
teach a just
man, and he will increase in learning.
The fear of Yahweh
is the beginning of wisdom .
The knowledge of the Holy One
is understanding.
The fear of the
LORD
is the beginning of wisdom :
and
the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
For by me your
days will
be multiplied .
The years of your
life will
be increased.
For by me thy
days shall
be multiplied ,
and
the years of thy
life shall
be increased.
If you
are
wise, you
are
wise for yourself.
If you
mock
, you
alone will
bear it.
If thou
be
wise, thou
shalt
be
wise for thyself:
but
if thou
scornest
, thou
alone shalt
bear it.
The
foolish woman is loud,
Undisciplined
, and knows
nothing.
A
foolish woman is clamorous:
she
is
simple
, and knoweth
nothing.
She sits
at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
For
she sitteth
at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
To call to
those
who
pass
by,
Who go straight
on their ways ,
To call passengers
who go right
on their ways :
"Whoever
is simple, let him turn in here."
As for him who
is
void
of
understanding, she says
to him,
Whoso
is simple, let him turn in hither:
and
as for him that
wanteth
understanding, she saith
to him,
"
Stolen water
is
sweet .
Food
eaten in secret is pleasant. "
Stolen waters
are
sweet ,
and
bread
eaten in secret is pleasant.
But he doesn't
know
that the dead are there ,
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol
.
But he knoweth
not
that the dead are there ;
and
that her guests are in the depths of hell
.
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