Thematic Bible
Proverbs 9:1 (show verse)
Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Proverbs 9:2 (show verse)
she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table;
Proverbs 9:3 (show verse)
she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,
Proverbs 9:4 (show verse)
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,
Proverbs 9:5 (show verse)
Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
Proverbs 9:6 (show verse)
Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.
Proverbs 9:7 (show verse)
He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked man getteth to himself a blot.
Proverbs 9:8 (show verse)
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 9:9 (show verse)
Impart to a wise man, and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
Proverbs 9:10 (show verse)
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.
Proverbs 9:11 (show verse)
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
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Proverbs 9:12 (show verse)
If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Proverbs 9:13 (show verse)
The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.
Proverbs 9:14 (show verse)
And she sitteth at the entry of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Proverbs 9:15 (show verse)
to call passers-by who go right on their ways:
Proverbs 9:16 (show verse)
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
Proverbs 9:17 (show verse)
Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.
Proverbs 9:18 (show verse)
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.