ASV - Proverbs - 9

9:1  Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

9:2  She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:

9:3  She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:

9:4  Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

9:5  Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

9:6  Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

9:7  He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

9:8  Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

9:9  Giveinstructionto a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

9:10  The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

9:11  For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

9:12  If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

9:13  The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

9:14  And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,

9:15  To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

9:16  Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

9:17  Stolen waters are sweet, And breadeatenin secret is pleasant.

9:18  But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.