Proverbs 9:1-9 ▼

1 Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her seven pillars;

2 She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table.

3 She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, Upon the highest places of the city:

4 Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; As for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

5 Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

6 Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

7 He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, And he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.

8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

9 Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.