Proverbs 9:5-9 in English

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

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

⁷ He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

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

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

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

⁶ Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

⁷ He that reproves evil men shall get dishonour to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly man shall disgrace himself.

⁸ Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

⁹ Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁶ Leave folly, that you° may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

⁷ He that reproves evil men shall get dishonor to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly man shall disgrace himself.

⁸ Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

⁹ Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.

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

⁶ Leave off, ye simple ones, 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 getteth himself a blot.

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

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

⁵ “Come and eat the food that I have prepared, and drink the good wine that I have mixed!

⁶ ◄Leave/Go away from► other foolish people, and if you do that, you will continue to live. Walk on the road that will enable you to ◄have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true►.”

⁷ If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.

⁸ Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to ◄correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong►, because he will hate you for doing that. But if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.

⁹ If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.

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

⁶ Leave folly, that you° may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

⁷ He that reproves evil men shall get dishonour to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly man shall disgrace himself.

⁸ Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

⁹ Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷ One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸ Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

⁹ Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷ One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸ Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

⁹ Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷ One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸ Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

⁹ Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

⁵ Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.

⁶ Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

⁷ He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

⁸ Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

⁹ Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

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

⁶ Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

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

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

⁹ Impart to a wise man, and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase learning.

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

⁶ Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.

⁷ He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.

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

⁹ Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.

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

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

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

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

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

⁵ Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.

⁶ Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.

⁷ He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.

⁸ Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.

⁹ Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁶ Forsake simplicity, and live; and go onward on the way of understanding.

⁷ He that correcteth a scorner acquireth for himself abuse; and he that reproveth the wicked getteth himself a blemish.

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

⁹ Give to the wise instruction, and he will become yet wiser: impart knowledge to the righteous, and he will increase his information.

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

⁶ Leave folly, that ye may reign forever; And seek wisdom, And improve understanding by knowledge.

⁷ He that reproves evil men shall get dishonor to himself; And he that rebukes an ungodly man shall disgrace himself.

⁸ Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

⁹ Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: Instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.

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

⁶ Forsake folly, and live! And go forward in the way of understanding!

⁷ “He who correcteth a scoffer Bringeth shame upon himself; And he who rebuketh the wicked Bringeth upon himself a stain.

⁸ Rebuke not a scoffer, lest he hate thee; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

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

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷ He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸ Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will 'ahav ·affectionately love· you.

⁹ Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a upright man, and he will increase in learning.

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

⁶ Leave your naive actions and live; walk in the path of understanding.

⁷ Whoever disciplines a mocker receives abuse, and whoever rebukes a wicked person receives insults.

⁸ Do not reprove a mocker, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

⁹ Give to a wise person, and he will become even wiser; teach a righteous person, and he will add to his learning.

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷ One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸ Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

⁹ Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷ One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸ Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

⁹ Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

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

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

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

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

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

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷ One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸ Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

⁹ Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷ One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸ Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

⁹ Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

⁵ Come ye, eat ye my bread; and drink ye the wine, which I have meddled or mingled to you.

⁶ Forsake ye young childhood, and live ye; and go ye by the way of prudence.

⁷ He that teacheth a scorner, doeth wrong to himself; and he that reproveth a wicked man, engendereth a wem to himself.

⁸ Do not thou reprove a scorner; lest he hate thee. Reprove thou a wise man; and he shall love thee.

⁹ Give thou occasion to a wise man; and wisdom shall be increased to him. Teach thou a just or rightwise man; and he shall hasten to take it.

⁵ Come ye, eat ye my bread; and drink ye the wine, which I have meddled to you, (or and drink ye the wine, in which I have mixed in spices for you).

⁶ Forsake ye young childhood, and live ye; and go ye by the way of prudence. (Abandon ye foolishness, and have life; and go ye on the way of understanding.)

⁷ He that teacheth a scorner, doeth wrong to himself; and he that reproveth a wicked man, engendereth a wem to himself. (He who trieth to teach a mocker, only wrongeth himself; and he who reproveth the wicked, begetteth a wound for himself.)

⁸ Do not thou reprove a scorner; lest he hate thee. Reprove thou a wise man; and he shall love thee. (Do not thou rebuke a mocker; lest he hate thee. Rebuke thou a wise person; and he shall love thee.)

⁹ Give thou occasion to a wise man; and wisdom shall be increased to him. Teach thou a just man; and he shall hasten to take it (to heart). (Give thou advice, or instruction, to a wise person; and his wisdom shall be increased. Teach thou a righteous person; and he shall hasten to take it to heart.)

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

⁶ Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

⁷ The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.

⁸ Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.

⁹ Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.