Pro 9 | NASB1995 | STEP | Wisdom has built her house , She has hewn out her seven pillars ;

‏ Proverbs 9

Wisdom’s Invitation

1 Wisdom has ^abuilt her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;
2 She has ^{▼▼ Lit slaughtered her slaughter
,} ^cprepared her food, she has ^dmixed her wine;
She has also ^eset her table;
3 She has ^fsent out her maidens, she ^gcalls
From the ^htops of the heights of the city:
4 ⁱ“Whoever is ^{▼▼ Lit simple}naive, let him turn in here!”
To him who ^klacks ^{▼▼ Lit heart}understanding she says,
5 “Come, ^meat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 ^{▼▼ Or Forsake the simple ones}“Forsake your folly and ^olive,
And ^pproceed in the way of understanding.”

7 He who ^qcorrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man gets ^{▼▼ Lit a blemish}insults for himself.
8 ^sDo not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,
^tReprove a wise man and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Teach a righteous man and he will ^uincrease his learning.
10 The ^vfear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For ^wby me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
12 If you are wise, you are wise ^xfor yourself,
And if you ^yscoff, you alone will bear it.

13 The ^{▼▼ Or foolish woman}woman of folly is ^aaboisterous,
She is ^{▼▼ Lit simple}naive and ^acknows nothing.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by ^adthe high places of the city,
15 Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight:
16 ^ae“Whoever is ^{▼▼ Lit simple}naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks ^{▼▼ Lit heart}understanding she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And ^ahbread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the ^{▼▼ Lit departed spirits}dead are there,
That her guests are in the ^ajdepths of Sheol.