Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Wisdom hath
builded
her house ,
she hath
hewn
out her seven pillars :
Wisdom has
built
her house ;
she has
carved
out her seven pillars .
She hath
killed
her beasts;
she
hath
mingled
her wine; she hath
also furnished
her table.
She has
prepared
her meat
and
mixed
her wine; she has
also set
her table.
She hath
sent forth
her maidens:
she crieth
upon
the highest
places
of the city ,
She has
sent out
her maidservants;
she calls
out
from
the heights
of the city .
Whoso
is simple, let him turn in hither:
as
for
him
that
wanteth
understanding,
she saith
to him ,
“Whoever
is simple, let him turn in here!”
she says
to him who
lacks
judgment.
Come, eat of
my bread ,
and drink of
the wine which
I have mingled
.
“
Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed
.
Forsake
the
foolish
, and live; and
go
in the way of understanding.
Leave
your
folly
behind
, and you
will
live; walk
in the way of understanding. ”
He that
reproveth
a scorner
getteth
to
himself
shame :
and
he that
rebuketh
a wicked man getteth
himself a
blot
.
He who
corrects
a mocker
brings
shame on
himself;
he who
rebukes
a wicked man taints
himself.
Reprove
not a scorner
, lest
he hate thee:
rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee
.
Do
not rebuke
a mocker
, or
he will
hate you;
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you
.
Give
instruction
to
a wise man, and he will be yet
wiser :
teach a just
man, and he will increase in
learning.
Instruct
a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous
man, and he will increase his
learning.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom :
and the
knowledge of the holy is understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom ,
and knowledge of the Holy One
is understanding.
For by
me
thy
days shall
be multiplied, and the
years of
thy
life
shall
be increased
.
For through
wisdom
your
days will
be multiplied, and years will
be added
to
your
life
.
If thou
be
wise, thou
shalt
be
wise for
thyself:
but if thou
scornest
, thou
alone shalt
bear it
.
If you
are
wise, you
are
wise to
your
own
advantage;
but if you
scoff
, you
alone will
bear the
consequences
.
A
foolish
woman is clamorous:
she is simple,
and knoweth
nothing.
The
woman named
Folly
is loud;
she is naive
and knows
nothing.
For
she sitteth
at the door of her house, on a seat in the high
places
of the city,
She sits
at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights
of the city,
To call
passengers
who go
right
on
their ways:
calling
out
to those
who pass
by,
who
make
their paths
straight.
Whoso
is simple, let him turn in hither:
and
as
for
him
that
wanteth
understanding,
she saith
to him ,
“Whoever
is simple, let him turn in here!”
she says
to him who
lacks
judgment.
Stolen waters
are
sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
“
Stolen water
is
sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
But he
knoweth
not that the dead are there ;
and
that her guests are in the depths of hell
.
But they
do
not know
that the dead are there ,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol
.
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