Proverbs 9:13-18 Parallel Bible Translations

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	NLT New Living Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
13	The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.	The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing.	Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing.
14	She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking 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	She calls out to men going by who are minding their own business.	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	“Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, 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 water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!”	“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”	“Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!”
18	But little do they know that the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.	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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