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World English Bible

Proverbs 9 (WEBP)

[1] Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.
[2] She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.
[3] She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:
[4] “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
[5] “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!
[6] Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”
[7] One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
[8] Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
[9] Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
[10] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
[11] For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
[12] If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.
[13] The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing.
[14] She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
[15] to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,
[16] “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
[17] “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”
[18] But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Proverbs 9:18 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Proverbs 9 (KJVS)

[1] Wisdom hath builded () her house, She hath hewn out () her seven pillars:
[2] She hath killed () her beasts; she hath mingled () her wine; She hath also furnished () her table.
[3] She hath sent forth () her maidens: she crieth () Upon the highest places of the city,
[4] Whoso is simple, let him turn in () hither: As for him that wanteth understanding, she saith () to him,
[5] Come, () eat () of my bread, And drink () of the wine which I have mingled. ()
[6] Forsake () the foolish, and live; () And go () in the way of understanding.
[7] He that reproveth () a scorner () getteth () to himself shame: And he that rebuketh () a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
[8] Reprove () not a scorner, () lest he hate () thee: Rebuke () a wise man, and he will love () thee.
[9] Give () instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: () Teach () a just man, and he will increase () in learning.
[10] The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: And the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
[11] For by me thy days shall be multiplied, () And the years of thy life shall be increased. ()
[12] If thou be wise, () thou shalt be wise () for thyself: But if thou scornest, () thou alone shalt bear () it.
[13] A foolish woman is clamorous: () She is simple, and knoweth () nothing.
[14] For she sitteth () at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
[15] To call () passengers () Who go right () on their ways:
[16] Whoso is simple, let him turn in () hither: And as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith () to him,
[17] Stolen () waters are sweet, () And bread eaten in secret is pleasant. ()
[18] But he knoweth () not that the dead are there; And that her guests () are in the depths of hell.

Proverbs 9:2 Heb. her killing
Proverbs 9:17 Heb. of secrecies

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Proverbs 9 (BYZ)

[1] η σοφια ωκοδομησεν εαυτη οικον και υπηρεισεν στυλους επτα
[2] εσφαξεν τα εαυτης θυματα εκερασεν εις κρατηρα τον εαυτης οινον και ητοιμασατο την εαυτης τραπεζαν
[3] απεστειλεν τους εαυτης δουλους συγκαλουσα μετα υψηλου κηρυγματος επι κρατηρα λεγουσα
[4] ος εστιν αφρων εκκλινατω προς με και τοις ενδεεσι φρενων ειπεν
[5] ελθατε φαγετε των εμων αρτων και πιετε οινον ον εκερασα υμιν
[6] απολειπετε αφροσυνην και ζησεσθε και ζητησατε φρονησιν ινα βιωσητε και κατορθωσατε εν γνωσει συνεσιν
[7] ο παιδευων κακους λημψεται εαυτω ατιμιαν ελεγχων δε τον ασεβη μωμησεται εαυτον
[8] μη ελεγχε κακους ινα μη μισωσιν σε ελεγχε σοφον και αγαπησει σε
[9] διδου σοφω αφορμην και σοφωτερος εσται γνωριζε δικαιω και προσθησει του δεχεσθαι
[10] αρχη σοφιας φοβος κυριου και βουλη αγιων συνεσις (9:10Α) το γαρ γνωναι νομον διανοιας εστιν αγαθης
[11] τουτω γαρ τω τροπω πολυν ζησεις χρονον και προστεθησεται σοι ετη ζωης σου
[12] υιε εαν σοφος γενη σεαυτω σοφος εση και τοις πλησιον εαν δε κακος αποβης μονος αναντλησεις κακα (9:12Α) ος ερειδεται επι ψευδεσιν ουτος ποιμανει ανεμους ο δ αυτος διωξεται ορνεα πετομενα (9:12Β) απελιπεν γαρ οδους του εαυτου αμπελωνος τους δε αξονας του ιδιου γεωργιου πεπλανηται (9:12Χ) διαπορευεται δε δι ανυδρου ερημου και γην διατεταγμενην εν διψωδεσιν συναγει δε χερσιν ακαρπιαν
[13] γυνη αφρων και θρασεια ενδεης ψωμου γινεται η ουκ επισταται αισχυνην
[14] εκαθισεν επι θυραις του εαυτης οικου επι διφρου εμφανως εν πλατειαις
[15] προσκαλουμενη τους παριοντας και κατευθυνοντας εν ταις οδοις αυτων
[16] ος εστιν υμων αφρονεστατος εκκλινατω προς με ενδεεσι δε φρονησεως παρακελευομαι λεγουσα
[17] αρτων κρυφιων ηδεως αψασθε και υδατος κλοπης γλυκερου
[18] ο δε ουκ οιδεν οτι γηγενεις παρ αυτη ολλυνται και επι πετευρον αδου συναντα (9:18Α) αλλα αποπηδησον μη εγχρονισης εν τω τοπω μηδε επιστησης το σον ομμα προς αυτην (9:18Β) ουτως γαρ διαβηση υδωρ αλλοτριον και υπερβηση ποταμον αλλοτριον (9:18Χ) απο δε υδατος αλλοτριου αποσχου και απο πηγης αλλοτριας μη πιης (9:18Δ) ινα πολυν ζησης χρονον προστεθη δε σοι ετη ζωης