Proverbs 9:14-18 Parallel Bible Translations

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	AMP Amplified Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
14	She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high and conspicuous places of the city,	She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,	She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,
15	Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight:	calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,	calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way,
16	“Whoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!” And to him who lacks understanding (common sense), she says,	“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” And to him who lacks sense she says,	“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
17	“Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden]; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”	“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”	“Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!”
18	But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there, And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).	But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.	But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.
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