Proverbs 9
New International Version - Proverbs 9 << | >> 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 9:1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars. 9:2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 9:3 She has sent out her maids, and she calls from the highest point of the city. 9:4 'Let all who are simple come in here!' she says to those who lack judgment. 9:5 'Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed. 9:6 Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of understanding. 9:7 'Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse. 9:8 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you. 9:9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning. 9:10 'The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 9:11 For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. 9:12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.' 9:13 The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge. 9:14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city, 9:15 calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way. 9:16 'Let all who are simple come in here!' she says to those who lack judgment. 9:17 'Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!' 9:18 But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.