Proverbs 9 Parallel Bible

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃	Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.	Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars.
2	טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃	She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.	She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
3	שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־ גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃	She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town,	She has sent out her servants, and she calls from the highest point of the city,
4	מִי־ פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־ לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃	“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks sense she says,	“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
5	לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃	“Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.	“Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed.
6	עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃	Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight.”	Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.”
7	יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ׃	Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.	Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.
8	אַל־ תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־ יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃	Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.	Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.
9	תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ פ	Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.	Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
10	תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃	The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.	The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11	כִּי־ בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃	For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.	For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
12	אִם־ חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃	If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.	If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
13	אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־ יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃	The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing.	Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing.
14	וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־ כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃	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	לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־ דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃	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	מִי־ פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־ לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃	“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	מַֽיִם־ גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃	“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”	“Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!”
18	וְֽלֹא־ יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־ רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פ	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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