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Proverbs 9 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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CHAPTER 9
The Way of Wisdom
Wisdom’s Invitation
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1 Wisdom has built her house,
​​She has hewn out her seven pillars;
2 ​​She has slaughtered her meat,
​​She has mixed her wine,
​​She has also furnished her table.
3 ​​She has sent out her maidens,
​​She cries out from the highest places of the city,
4 ​​“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
​​As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
5 ​​“Come, eat of my bread
​​And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 ​​Forsake foolishness and live,
​​And go in the way of understanding.
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7 ​​“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
​​And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
8 ​​Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
​​Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 ​​Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
​​Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
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10 ​​“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
​​And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 ​​For by me your days will be multiplied,
​​And years of life will be added to you.
12 ​​If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
​​And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”
The Way of Folly
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13 ​​A foolish woman is clamorous;
​​She is simple, and knows nothing.
14 ​​For she sits at the door of her house,
​​On a seat by the highest places of the city,
15 ​​To call to those who pass by,
​​Who go straight on their way:
16 ​​“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here”;
​​And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
17 ​​“Stolen water is sweet,
​​And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 ​​But he does not know that the dead are there,
​​That her guests are in the depths of hell.[fn]
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