Thematic Bible
Proverbs 9:1 (show verse)
She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars.
Proverbs 9:2 (show verse)
She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine;
She has also set her table.
Proverbs 9:3 (show verse)
She has sent out her maidens, she calls
From the highest places of the city:
Proverbs 9:4 (show verse)
“Whoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!”
As for him who lacks understanding, she says,
Proverbs 9:5 (show verse)
“Come, eat my food
And drink the wine I have mixed [and accept my gifts].
Proverbs 9:6 (show verse)
“Leave [behind] your foolishness [and the foolish] and live,
And walk in the way of insight and understanding.”
Proverbs 9:7 (show verse)
He who corrects and instructs a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man gets insults for himself.
Proverbs 9:8 (show verse)
Correct a wise man [who learns from his error], and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:9 (show verse)
Give instruction to a wise man and he will become even wiser;
Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.
Proverbs 9:10 (show verse)
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence],
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.
Proverbs 9:11 (show verse)
For by me (wisdom from God) your days will be multiplied,
And years of life shall be increased.
No Themes for this verse.
Proverbs 9:12 (show verse)
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself [for your own benefit];
If you scoff [thoughtlessly ridicule and disdain], you alone will pay the penalty.
Proverbs 9:13 (show verse)
The foolish woman is restless and noisy;
She is naive and easily misled and thoughtless, and knows nothing at all [of eternal value].
Proverbs 9:14 (show verse)
She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by the high and conspicuous places of the city,
Proverbs 9:15 (show verse)
Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight:
Proverbs 9:16 (show verse)
“Whoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!”
And to him who lacks understanding (common sense), she says,
Proverbs 9:17 (show verse)
“Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden];
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Proverbs 9:18 (show verse)
But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,
And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).