| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars. | 1Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars. |
| 2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. | 2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. |
| 3She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city. | 3She has sent out her servants, and she calls from the highest point of the city, |
| 4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment. | 4"Let all who are simple come to my house!" To those who have no sense she says, |
| 5“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed. | 5"Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed. |
| 6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.” | 6Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight." |
| 7He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself. | 7Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse. |
| 8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. | 8Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. |
| 9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning. | 9Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. |
| 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. | 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
| 11For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. | 11For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. |
| 12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences. | 12If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer. |
| 13The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. | 13Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing. |
| 14She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, | 14She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city, |
| 15calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. | 15calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way, |
| 16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment. | 16"Let all who are simple come to my house!" To those who have no sense she says, |
| 17“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!” | 17"Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!" |
| 18But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. | 18But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead. |
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