New King James Version, 1982 - Proverbs 9 (NKJV Bible)

Proverbs Chapter 9 (NKJV Bible)

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¹ Wisdom has [1†]built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;

² [2†]She has slaughtered her meat, [3†]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 [4†] is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

⁵ “Come, [5†] eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed.

⁶ Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.

⁷ “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.

⁸ [6†]Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; [7†]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, [8†]and he will increase in learning.

¹⁰ “The [9†] fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

¹¹ [10†]For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.

¹² [11†]If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”

¹³ [12†]A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing.

¹⁴ For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat [13†]by the highest places of the city,

¹⁵ To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way:

¹⁶ “Whoever [14†] is simple, let him turn in here”; And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen [15†] water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

¹⁸ But he does not know that [16†]the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell.

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

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