Proverbs 9
Wisdom and the Foolish
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Wisdom hath builded her house,
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she hath hewn out her seven
pillars: |
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she hath killed her beasts;
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she hath mingled her wine; |
she hath also furnished her
table. |
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She hath sent forth her maidens:
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she crieth upon the highest places of the
city, |
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Whoso is simple, let him turn in
hither:
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as for him that wanteth understanding, she
saith to
him, |
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Come, eat of my bread,
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and drink of the wine which I have
mingled. |
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Forsake the foolish, and live;
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and go in the way of understanding.
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He that reproveth a scorner getteth to
himself shame:
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and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a
blot. |
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Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate
thee:
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rebuke a wise man, and he will love
thee. |
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9 |
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:
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teach a just man, and he will increase in
learning. |
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: Job. 28.28 · Ps. 111.10 · Prov. 1.7
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and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding. |
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For by me thy days shall be
multiplied,
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and the years of thy life shall be
increased. |
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If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for
thyself:
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but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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A foolish woman is clamorous:
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she is simple, and knoweth
nothing. |
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For she sitteth at the door of her
house,
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on a seat in the high places of the
city, |
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to call passengers
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who go right on their
ways: |
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Whoso is simple, let him turn in
hither:
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and as for him that wanteth understanding,
she saith to
him, |
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Stolen waters are sweet,
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and bread eaten in secret is
pleasant. |
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But he knoweth not that the dead are there;
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and that her guests are in the depths
of
hell. |
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