Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Holman Bible
pursue the way of understanding.
International Standard Version
Leave your naive ways, and live. Walk in the path of understanding."
A Conservative Version
Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.
American Standard Version
Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
Amplified
“Leave [behind] your foolishness [and the foolish] and live,
And walk in the way of insight and understanding.”
Bible in Basic English
Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.
Darby Translation
Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.
Julia Smith Translation
Forsake ye the foolish, and live; and go straight in the way of understanding.
King James 2000
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Lay aside simplicity and live; walk in the way of understanding."
Modern King James verseion
Forsake the foolish and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Forsake ignorance, and ye shall live: and see that ye go in the way of understanding."
NET Bible
Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding."
New Heart English Bible
Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."
The Emphasized Bible
Forsake the simple ones, and live, and advance in the way of understanding.
Webster
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
World English Bible
Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Blessedness of forsaking
Feasts » Of new moons » Spiritual
Spiritual food » Prepared in abundance for believers (select reading pr 91-6)
Spiritual » Feasts » Prepared in abundance for believers (select reading pr 91-6)
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 9:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom's Banquet
5 'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled. 6 Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding. 7 The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.
Cross References
Psalm 26:4-6
I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.
Psalm 45:10
Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And forget thy people, and thy father's house,
Psalm 119:115
Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Proverbs 4:11
In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
Proverbs 4:14-15
Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
Proverbs 8:35
For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
Proverbs 9:11
For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
Proverbs 10:17
A traveller to life is he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
Proverbs 13:20
Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
Matthew 7:13-14
Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide is the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it;
Luke 13:24
'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;
Acts 2:40
Also with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, 'Be saved from this perverse generation;'
2 Corinthians 6:17
wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I -- I will receive you,
Revelation 18:4
And I heard another voice out of the heaven, saying, 'Come forth out of her, My people, that ye may not partake with her sins, and that ye may not receive of her plagues,