GodsWord - Proverbs - 9

9:1  Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.

9:2  She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has set her table.

9:3  She has sent out her servant girls. She calls from the highest places in the city,

9:4  "Whoever is gullible turn in here!" She says to a person without sense,

9:5  "Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed.

9:6  Stop being gullible and live. Start traveling the road to understanding."

9:7  Whoever corrects a mocker receives abuse. Whoever warns a wicked person gets hurt.

9:8  Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you. Warn a wise person, and he will love you.

9:9  Give advice to a wise person, and he will become even wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will learn more.

9:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

9:11  You will live longer because of me, and years will be added to your life.

9:12  If you are wise, your wisdom will help you. If you mock, you alone will be held responsible.

9:13  The woman Stupidity is loud, gullible, and ignorant.

9:14  She sits at the doorway of her house. She is enthroned on the high ground of the city

9:15  and calls to those who pass by, those minding their own business,

9:16  "Whoever is gullible turn in here!" She says to a person without sense,

9:17  "Stolen waters are sweet, and food eaten in secret is tasty."

9:18  But he does not know that the souls of the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of hell.