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Wisdom’s Invitation

  1 Wisdom° has abuilt° her house°,
  She has hewn° out her seven° pillars°;
  2 She has Iaprepared° her food°, she has bmixed° her wine°;
  She has also° cset° her table°;
  3 She has asent° out her maidens°, she bcalls°
  From the ctops° of the heights° of the city°:
  4aWhoever° is Inaive°, let him turn° in here°!”
  To him who° blacks° IIunderstanding° she says°,
  5 “Come°, aeat° of my food°
  And drink° of the wine° I have mixed°.
  6IForsake° [your] folly° and alive°,
  And bproceed° in the way° of understanding°.”

[1] a1Co 3:9, 10; Ep 2:20-22; 1P 2:5
[2] ILit slaughtered her slaughter aMt 22:4 bSo 8:2 cLk 14:16, 17
[3] aPs 68:11; Mt 22:3 bPv 8:1, 2 cPv 9:14
[4] ILit simple IILit heart aPv 8:5; 9:16 bPv 6:32
[5] aSo 5:1; Is 55:1; Jn 6:27
[6] IOr Forsake the simple ones aPv 8:35; 9:11 bEzk 11:20; 37:24

  7 ¶ He who acorrects° a scoffer° gets° dishonor° for himself,
  And he who reproves° a wicked° man° [gets] Iinsults° for himself.
  8 aDo not reprove° a scoffer°, or° he will hate° you,
  bReprove° 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 aincrease° [his] learning°.
  10 The afear° of the LORD° is the beginning° of wisdom°,
  And the knowledge° of the Holy° One° is understanding°.
  11 For aby me your days° will be multiplied°,
  And years° of life° will be added° to you.
  12 If° you are wise°, you are wise° afor yourself,
  And if you bscoff°, you alone° will bear° it.

[7] ILit a blemish aPv 23:9
[8] aPv 15:12; Mt 7:6 bPs 141:5; Pv 10:8
[9] aPv 1:5
[10] aJb 28:28; Ps 111:10; Pv 1:7
[11] aPv 3:16; 10:27
[12] aJb 22:2; Pv 14:14 bPv 19:29

  13 ¶ The Iwoman° of folly° is aboisterous°,
  [She is] IInaive° and bknows° nothing°°.
  14 She sits° at the doorway° of her house°,
  On a seat° by athe high° places° of the city°,
  15 Calling° to those who pass° by,
  Who are making° their paths° straight°:
  16aWhoever° is Inaive°, let him turn° in here°,”
  And to him who° lacks° IIunderstanding° she says°,
  17 “Stolen° water° is sweet°;
  And abread° [eaten] in secret° is pleasant°.”
  18 But he does not know° that the Idead° are there°,
  [That] her guests° are in the adepths° of Sheol°.

[13] IOr foolish woman IILit simple aPv 7:11 bPv 5:6
[14] aPv 9:3
[16] ILit simple IILit heart aPv 9:4
[17] aPv 20:17
[18] ILit departed spirits aPv 7:27


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The discipline,

1 ¶ Wisdomº hath buildedºª her house,º she hath hewn outºª her sevenº pillars:º 2 She hath killedºª her beasts;º she hath mingledºª her wine;º she hath also² furnishedºª her table.º 3 She hath sent forthºª her maidens:º she criethºª upon¹² the highest placesº² of the city,º

[1] 1K 7:2, 6, 21; Mt 16:18; 1Co 3:9; Ga 2:9; Ep 2:20; 1Ti 3:15; He 3:3; 1P 2:5; Rv 3:12.
[2] Gn 43:16; Pv 9:5; 23:30; Is 25:6; Mt 22:3, 4; Lk 14:17; 1Co 5:7.
[3] Pv 1:20; 8:1; 9:14; Mt 22:3, 9; Lk 11:49; 14:17, 21; Jn 7:37; 18:20; Ro 10:15; 2Co 5:20.

and doctrine of wisdom.

4 Whoso² [is] simple,º let him turn² in¹ª hither:² [as for] him that wantethº understanding,º she saithºª to him, 5 Come,¹ª² eatºª of my bread,º and drinkºª of the wineº [which] I have mingled.ºª 6 Forsakeºª the foolish,º and live;ºª and goºª in the wayº of understanding.º 7 He that reprovethºª a scornerºª gettethºª to himself shame:º and he that rebukethºª a wickedº [man getteth] himself a blot.º 8 Reproveºª not² a scorner,ºª lest² he hateºª thee: rebukeºª a wise man,º and he will loveºª thee. 9 Giveºª [instruction] to a wiseº [man], and he will be yet² wiser:ºª teachºª a justº [man], and he will increaseºª in learning.º 10 The fearº of the LORDº [is] the beginningº of wisdom:º and the knowledgeº of the holyº [is] understanding.º 11 For² by me thy daysº shall be multiplied,ºª and the yearsº of thy lifeº shall be increased.ºª 12 If² thou be wise,ºª thou shalt be wiseºª for thyself: but [if] thou scornest,ºª thou alone² shalt bearºª [it].

[4] Ps 19:7; 119:130; Pv 1:22; 6:32; 8:5; 9:16; Mt 11:25; Rv 3:17; 22:17.
[5] Ps 22:26, 29; Pv 9:2, 17; So 5:1; Is 55:1; Jr 31:12; Mt 26:26; Jn 6:27, 49.
[6] Ps 26:4; 45:10; 119:115; Pv 4:11, 14; 10:17; 13:20; Mt 7:13; Lk 13:24; Ac 2:40; 2Co 6:17; Rv 18:4.
[7] Gn 19:8; 1K 18:17; 21:20; 22:24, 27; 2Ch 24:20; 25:15; 36:16; Pv 15:12.
[8] Lv 19:17; Nu 14:6; 2S 12:7; 1K 1:23, 32; 22:8; Ps 141:5; Pv 13:18; 23:9; 28:23; 29:1; Mt 7:6; 15:14; Ga 2:11; He 6:4; 2P 3:15.
[9] Pv 1:5; 25:12; Ho 6:3; Mt 13:11; 2P 3:18; 1Jn 2:20; 5:13.
[10] 1Ch 28:9; Jb 28:28; Ps 111:10; Pv 1:7; 2:5; 30:3; Ec 12:13; Mt 11:27; Jn 17:3; 1Jn 5:20.
[11] Dt 6:2; Pv 3:2, 16; 10:27.
[12] Jb 22:2, 21; 35:6; Pv 16:26; Is 28:22; Ezk 18:20; 2P 3:3, 16.

The custom,

13 ¶ A foolishº womanº [is] clamorous:ºª [she is] simple,º and¹ knowethºª nothing.º² 14 For she sittethºª at the doorº of her house,º on² a seatº in the high placesº of the city,º 15 To callºª passengersººª who go rightºª on their ways:º

[13] Pv 7:11; 21:9, 19; 1Ti 6:4.
[14] Pv 7:10; 9:3.
[15] Pv 7:13, 25; 23:27.

and error of folly.

16 Whoso² [is] simple,º let him turn² in¹ª hither:² and [as for] him that wantethº understanding,º she saithºª to him, 17 Stolenºª watersº are sweet,ºª and breadº [eaten] in secretº is pleasant.ºª 18 But he knowethºª not² that² the deadº [are] there;² [and that] her guestsºª [are] in the depths¹² of hell.º

[16] Pv 9:4.
[17] Gn 3:6; 2K 5:24; Pv 7:18; 20:17; 23:31; 30:20; Ro 7:8; Ep 5:12; Jm 1:14.
[18] Ps 82:5; Pv 1:7; 2:18; 5:5; 6:26; 7:27; 2P 3:5.


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