Proverbs 9:1-12
The Way of Wisdom

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

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

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

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4 Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

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

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

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

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

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

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10 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.

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11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

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12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].

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