PROVERBS 9:1-10

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

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

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

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

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

⁶Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.

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

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

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

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