Proverbs 9

1hath builded
her house,
she hath hewn
out her seven pillars:

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

3She
hath sent forth
her maidens:
she crieth
upon
the highest places
of the city,

4Whoso
is simple,
let him turn
in hither:
as for him
that wanteth
understanding,
she saith
to him,

5Come,
eat of
my bread, and
drink of
the wine
which
I have mingled.

6Forsake
the foolish, and
live; and go
in the way
of understanding.

7He
that reproveth
a scorner
getteth
to himself shame: and
he that rebuketh
a wicked man
getteth himself a blot.

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

9Give instruction
to a wise man, and
he will be
yet wiser:
teach a just man, and
he will increase
in learning.

10The fear
of the LORD
is the beginning
of wisdom: and
the knowledge
of the holy
is understanding.

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

12If thou
be wise,
thou shalt be
wise for thyself:
but if thou
scornest,
thou alone
shalt bear it.

13A foolish woman
is clamorous:
she
is simple,
and knoweth
nothing.

14For
she sitteth
at the door
of her house,
on a seat
in the high places
of the city,

15To call
passengers
who go right
on their ways:

16Whoso
is simple,
let him turn
in hither: and
as for him
that wanteth
understanding,
she saith
to him,

17Stolen waters
are sweet, and
bread eaten
in secret
is pleasant.

18But
he
knoweth not
that the dead
are there; and
that her guests
are in
the depths
of hell.