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