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Proverbs 9

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 Wisdom has built herself a house; she has carved her seven pillars.

2 She has prepared her food, spiced her wine, and she has set her table.

3 She has sent out her young girls [with invitations]; she calls from the heights of the city,

4 "Whoever is unsure of himself, turn in here!"To someone weak-willed she says,

5 "Come and eat my food! Drink the wine I have mixed!

6 Don't stay unsure of yourself, but live! Walk in the way of understanding!"

7 "He who corrects a scoffer only gets insulted; reproving a wicked man becomes his blemish.

8 If you reprove a scoffer, he will hate you; if you reprove a wise man, he will love you.

9 Give to a wise man, and he grows still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will learn still more.

10 The fear of ADONAI is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holy ones is understanding.

11 For with me, your days will be increased; years will be added to your life.

12 If you are wise, your wisdom helps you; but if you scoff, you bear the consequences alone."

13 The foolish woman is coarse; she doesn't think, and she doesn't know a thing.

14 She sits at the door of her house or on a seat at the heights of the city,

15 calling to those who pass by, to those going straight along their ways,

16 "Whoever is unsure of himself, turn in here!"To someone weak-willed she says,

17 "Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is pleasant."

18 But he doesn't realize that the dead are there, and that those who accept her invitation are in the depths of Sh'ol.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Lady Wisdom has built and furnished her home; it's supported by seven hewn timbers.

2 The banquet meal is ready to be served: lamb roasted, wine poured out, table set with silver and flowers.

3 Having dismissed her serving maids, Lady Wisdom goes to town, stands in a prominent place, and invites everyone within sound of her voice:

4 "Are you confused about life, don't know what's going on? Come with me, oh come, have dinner with me!

5 I've prepared a wonderful spread - fresh-baked bread, roast lamb, carefully selected wines.

6 Leave your impoverished confusion and live! Walk up the street to a life with meaning."

7 If you reason with an arrogant cynic, you'll get slapped in the face; confront bad behavior and get a kick in the shins.

8 So don't waste your time on a scoffer; all you'll get for your pains is abuse. But if you correct those who care about life, that's different - they'll love you for it!

9 Save your breath for the wise - they'll be wiser for it; tell good people what you know - they'll profit from it.

10 Skilled living gets its start in the Fear-of-God, insight into life from knowing a Holy God.

11 It's through me, Lady Wisdom, that your life deepens, and the years of your life ripen.

12 Live wisely and wisdom will permeate your life; mock life and life will mock you. Madame Whore Calls Out, Too

13 Then there's this other woman, Madame Whore - brazen, empty-headed, frivolous.

14 She sits on the front porch of her house on Main Street,

15 And as people walk by minding their own business, calls out,

16 "Are you confused about life, don't know what's going on?

17 Steal off with me, I'll show you a good time! No one will ever know - I'll give you the time of your life."

18 But they don't know about all the skeletons in her closet, that all her guests end up in hell.