Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.
Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
2 She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.
She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
3 She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:
She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
5 “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!
Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
6 Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”
Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
7 One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
8 Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
9 Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
11 For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
13 The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing.
A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
15 to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,
To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
17 “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
