Proverbs 9 — KJVCP

9Verse 1Wisdom hath builded her house,
She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
^{Verse 2}She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine;
She hath also furnished her table.
^{Verse 3}She hath sent forth her maidens:
She crieth upon the highest places of the city,
^{Verse 4}Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:
As for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
^{Verse 5}Come, eat of my bread,
And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
^{Verse 6}Forsake the foolish, and live;
And go in the way of understanding.
^{Verse 7}He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame:
And he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
^{Verse 8}Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:
Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
^{Verse 9}Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:
Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
^{Verse 10}The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
And the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
^{Verse 11}For by me thy days shall be multiplied,
And the years of thy life shall be increased.
^{Verse 12}If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself:
But if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.^{Verse 13}A foolish woman is clamorous:
She is simple, and knoweth nothing.
^{Verse 14}For she sitteth at the door of her house,
On a seat in the high places of the city,
^{Verse 15}To call passengers
Who go right on their ways:
^{Verse 16}Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:
And as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
^{Verse 17}Stolen waters are sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
^{Verse 18}But he knoweth not that the dead are there;
And that her guests are in the depths of hell.