| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars; | 1Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars. |
| 2She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished her table. | 2She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. |
| 3She has sent out her maidens, She cries out from the highest places of the city, | 3She has sent out her female servants; she calls out from the highest points of the city:" |
| 4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, | 4Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!" To the one who lacks sense, she says," |
| 5“Come, eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed. | 5Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed. |
| 6Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding. | 6Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding. |
| 7“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. | 7The one who corrects a mocker will bring dishonor on himself; the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt. |
| 8Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. | 8Don't rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. |
| 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. | 9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will learn more." |
| 10“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. | 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
| 11For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you. | 11For by Wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. |
| 12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.” | 12If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit; if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences." |
| 13A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing. | 13The woman Folly is rowdy; she is gullible and knows nothing. |
| 14For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city, | 14She sits by the doorway of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city, |
| 15To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way: | 15calling to those who pass by, who go straight ahead on their paths:" |
| 16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here”; And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, | 16Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!" To the one who lacks sense, she says," |
| 17“Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” | 17Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten secretly is tasty!" |
| 18But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell. | 18But he doesn't know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. |
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