Proverbs 9

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Proverbs 9

Wisdom’s Invitation

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Wisdom has ^(A)built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;

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She has ^(a)^(B)prepared her food, she has ^(C)mixed her wine;
She has also ^(D)set her table;

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She has ^(E)sent out her maidens, she ^(F)calls
From the ^(G)tops of the heights of the city:

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“^(H)Whoever is ^(b)naive, let him turn in here!”
To him who ^(I)lacks ^(c)understanding she says,

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“Come, ^(J)eat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.

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“^(d)Forsake your folly and ^(K)live,
And ^(L)proceed in the way of understanding.”

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He who ^(M)corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man gets ^(e)insults for himself.

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^(N)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,
^(O)Reprove a wise man and he will love you.

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Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Teach a righteous man and he will ^(P)increase his learning.

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The ^(Q)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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For ^(R)by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.

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If you are wise, you are wise ^(S)for yourself,
And if you ^(T)scoff, you alone will bear it.

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The ^(f)woman of folly is ^(U)boisterous,
She is ^(g)naive and ^(V)knows nothing.

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She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by ^(W)the high places of the city,

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Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight:

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“^(X)Whoever is ^(h)naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks ⁽ⁱ⁾understanding she says,

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“Stolen water is sweet;
And ^(Y)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

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But he does not know that the ^(j)dead are there,
That her guests are in the ^(Z)depths of Sheol.

Footnotes:

a. Proverbs 9:2: ['Lit ', slaughtered her slaughter]

b. Proverbs 9:4: ['Lit ', simple]

c. Proverbs 9:4: ['Lit ', heart]

d. Proverbs 9:6: ['Or ', Forsake the simple ones]

e. Proverbs 9:7: ['Lit ', a blemish]

f. Proverbs 9:13: ['Or ', foolish woman]

g. Proverbs 9:13: ['Lit ', simple]

h. Proverbs 9:16: ['Lit ', simple]

i. Proverbs 9:16: ['Lit ', heart]

j. Proverbs 9:18: ['Lit ', departed spirits]

Cross references:

A. Proverbs 9:1: 1 Corinthians 3:9; 1 Corinthians 3:10; Ephesians 2:20-22; 1 Peter 2:5

B. Proverbs 9:2: Matthew 22:4

C. Proverbs 9:2: Song of Solomon 8:2

D. Proverbs 9:2: Luke 14:16; Luke 14:17

E. Proverbs 9:3: Psalm 68:11; Matthew 22:3

F. Proverbs 9:3: Proverbs 8:1; Proverbs 8:2

G. Proverbs 9:3: Proverbs 9:14

H. Proverbs 9:4: Proverbs 8:5; Proverbs 9:16

I. Proverbs 9:4: Proverbs 6:32

J. Proverbs 9:5: Song of Solomon 5:1; Isaiah 55:1; John 6:27

K. Proverbs 9:6: Proverbs 8:35; Proverbs 9:11

L. Proverbs 9:6: Ezekiel 11:20; Ezekiel 37:24

M. Proverbs 9:7: Proverbs 23:9

N. Proverbs 9:8: Proverbs 15:12; Matthew 7:6

O. Proverbs 9:8: Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 10:8

P. Proverbs 9:9: Proverbs 1:5

Q. Proverbs 9:10: Job 28:28; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 1:7

R. Proverbs 9:11: Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 10:27

S. Proverbs 9:12: Job 22:2; Proverbs 14:14

T. Proverbs 9:12: Proverbs 19:29

U. Proverbs 9:13: Proverbs 7:11

V. Proverbs 9:13: Proverbs 5:6

W. Proverbs 9:14: Proverbs 9:3

X. Proverbs 9:16: Proverbs 9:4

Y. Proverbs 9:17: Proverbs 20:17

Z. Proverbs 9:18: Proverbs 7:27