Proverbs 9

1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

חָכְמֹות בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָה׃ (1965)

2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָהּ׃ (1017)

See also: Isaiah 25:6, Matthew 22:3-14, Luke 14:16-17, Proverbs 9:5, Proverbs 23:30, Genesis 43:16, Song of Solomon 8:2, Ezekiel 41:22, Luke 15:23, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8

3She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

שָׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת׃ (2962)

See also: Proverbs 1:20, Proverbs 9:14, Proverbs 8:1-3, Proverbs 1:21, Matthew 22:3-4, Psalms 68:11, Proverbs 8:2, Jeremiah 17:19, Matthew 22:9, Luke 11:49, Luke 14:17, Luke 14:21-23, John 7:37, John 18:20, Romans 10:15, 2 Corinthians 5:20-21

4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לֹּו׃ (1452)

See also: James 1:5, Psalms 119:130, John 6:54, Psalms 25:8, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 8:5, Proverbs 9:16, Matthew 11:25, Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 7:7, Job 36:10, Psalms 14:2, Psalms 19:7, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 17:16, Matthew 22:9, Revelation 3:17-18, Revelation 22:17

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

לְכוּ לַחֲמוּ בְלַחֲמִי וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָכְתִּי׃ (1544)

See also: John 6:27, 1 Corinthians 11:24, Song of Solomon 5:1, Proverbs 9:2, Proverbs 9:17, Isaiah 55:2, Jeremiah 31:12-14, Psalms 22:26, Psalms 22:29, Isaiah 55:1-3, Matthew 26:26-28, John 6:49-58, 2 Chronicles 9:4

6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָה׃ (1452)

7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

יֹסֵר ׀ לֵץ לֹקֵחַ לֹו קָלֹון וּמֹוכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמֹו׃ (1532)

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

אַל־תֹּוכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הֹוכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶךָּ׃ (1277)

9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עֹוד הֹודַע לְצַדִּיק וְיֹוסֶף לֶקַח׃ (1331)

10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָה׃ (2549)

See also: Psalms 111:10, Job 28:28, Proverbs 1:7, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Proverbs 2:5, 1 John 5:20, John 17:3, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Proverbs 30:3, Matthew 11:27, Psalms 119:125

11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיֹוסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנֹות חַיִּים׃ (1392)

See also: Job 5:26, Proverbs 10:27, Proverbs 3:2, Proverbs 3:16, Deuteronomy 6:2, Proverbs 1:33, Deuteronomy 11:21, Deuteronomy 11:9, Proverbs 12:28, Ecclesiastes 7:12, Proverbs 13:14, Proverbs 9:6

12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

אִם־חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְבַדְּךָ תִשָּׂא׃ (2310)

See also: Psalms 1:1, Proverbs 3:34, Job 22:2-3, Job 5:27, Job 35:7, Ezekiel 18:20, 2 Peter 3:3-4, Job 22:21, Proverbs 19:29, Job 19:4, Proverbs 16:26, Deuteronomy 6:24, Job 35:6-7, Isaiah 28:22, Zechariah 12:14, 2 Peter 3:16

13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּה׃ (2355)

See also: Proverbs 7:11, Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 5:6, Proverbs 11:22, Genesis 39:8, Proverbs 21:19, Ezekiel 16:30, 1 Timothy 6:4, Leviticus 15:20, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 21:9, Daniel 3:4

14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

וְיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת׃ (2429)

See also: Proverbs 9:3, Proverbs 7:12, Proverbs 8:2, Genesis 39:10, Proverbs 7:10-12, Ezekiel 16:25

15To call passengers who go right on their ways:

לִקְרֹא לְעֹבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹרְחֹותָם׃ (2127)

See also: Proverbs 7:25-27, Proverbs 23:27-28, Proverbs 7:13-15

16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לֹּו׃ (1464)

See also: 1 Corinthians 6:18, Proverbs 22:3, Psalms 14:2, Proverbs 9:4, Proverbs 7:7, Genesis 39:10, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 12:11

17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

מַיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָם׃ (1721)

See also: Proverbs 20:17, Proverbs 23:31-32, Ephesians 5:12, Proverbs 9:5, Proverbs 30:20, James 1:14-15, Genesis 3:6, 2 Kings 5:24-27, Job 20:12, Proverbs 4:17, Proverbs 7:18-20, Romans 7:8, Genesis 39:11, 2 Samuel 3:16, Proverbs 1:18, Romans 6:21

18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

וְלֹא־יָדַע כִּי־רְפָאִים שָׁם בְּעִמְקֵי שְׁאֹול קְרֻאֶיהָ׃ (1697)

See also: Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 2:18, Proverbs 5:4, Proverbs 5:5, Proverbs 7:23, Ecclesiastes 7:26, Psalms 82:5, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 6:26, Proverbs 23:28, Luke 16:23, Proverbs 21:16