Proverbs 9:1-10

¹Wisdom has built her house; she has prepared its seven pillars.

²She has slaughtered her animals for meat; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.

³She has sent out her servant girls with invitations. She calls out from the highest places of the town,

⁴“Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,

⁵“Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.

⁶Leave your foolish ways and you will live; follow the path that makes sense.”

⁷If you correct a mocker all you get are insults; if you argue with the wicked all you get is abuse.

⁸So don't argue with mockers or they'll only hate you; argue with the wise and they'll love you.

⁹Educate the wise and they'll become even wiser; teach those who live right and they will increase their learning.

¹⁰Honoring the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; knowledge of the Holy One brings insight.