Proverbs 9 : 1 (NLT)
Wisdom has built her house; she has carved its seven columns.
Proverbs 9 : 2 (NLT)
She has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table.
Proverbs 9 : 3 (NLT)
She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.
Proverbs 9 : 4 (NLT)
"Come in with me," she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,
Proverbs 9 : 5 (NLT)
"Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
Proverbs 9 : 6 (NLT)
Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment."
Proverbs 9 : 7 (NLT)
Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
Proverbs 9 : 8 (NLT)
So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.
Proverbs 9 : 9 (NLT)
Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.
Proverbs 9 : 10 (NLT)
Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
Proverbs 9 : 11 (NLT)
Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life.
Proverbs 9 : 12 (NLT)
If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
Proverbs 9 : 13 (NLT)
The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn't know it.
Proverbs 9 : 14 (NLT)
She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking the city.
Proverbs 9 : 15 (NLT)
She calls out to men going by who are minding their own business.
Proverbs 9 : 16 (NLT)
"Come in with me," she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,
Proverbs 9 : 17 (NLT)
"Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!"
Proverbs 9 : 18 (NLT)
But little do they know that the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.
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