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Proverbs 9:1-12

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Wisdom’s Invitation

¹Wisdom hath 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 is void of understanding, she saith to him,

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

⁶Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

⁷He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.

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

⁹Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

¹⁰The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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

¹²If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Proverbs 9:1-12 (ASV)