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Proverbs 9 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Wisdom’s Invitation

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Wisdom has built her house,

She has carved out her seven pillars;

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She has [fn]prepared her food, she has mixed her wine;

She has also set her table;

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She has sent out her attendants, she calls out

From the tops of the heights of the city:

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“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!”

To him who lacks [fn]understanding she says,

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“Come, eat of my food

And drink of the wine I have mixed.

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“[fn]Abandon your foolishness and live,

And proceed in the way of understanding.”

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One who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,

And one who rebukes a wicked person gets [fn]insults for himself.

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Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;

Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.

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Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser;

Teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.

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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,

And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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For 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 for yourself,

And if you scoff, you alone will [fn]suffer from it.

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[fn]A woman of foolishness is boisterous,

She has a lack of understanding and knows nothing.

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She sits at the doorway of her house,

On a seat by the high places of the city,

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Calling to those who pass by,

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“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”

And to him who lacks [fn]understanding she says,

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“Stolen water is sweet;

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But he does not know that the [fn]dead are there,

That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit slaughtered her slaughter
Lit heart
Or Abandon the naive
Lit a blemish
Lit bear
Or A foolish woman
Lit heart
Lit departed spirits
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Proverbs Chapter 9 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras