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Proverbs 9
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 9
New American Standard Bible
Wisdom’s Invitation
9 Wisdom has (A)built her house,
She has carved out her seven pillars;
2 She has [a](B)prepared her food, she has (C)mixed her wine;
She has also (D)set her table;
3 She has (E)sent out her attendants, she (F)calls out
From the (G)tops of the heights of the city:
4 “(H)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!”
To him who (I)lacks [b]understanding she says,
5 “Come, (J)eat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 [c]Abandon your foolishness and (K)live,
And (L)proceed in the way of understanding.”
7 One who (M)corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And one who rebukes a wicked person gets [d]insults for himself.
8 (N)Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(O)Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser;
Teach a righteous person and he will (P)increase his insight.
10 The (Q)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For (R)by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
12 If you are wise, you are wise (S)for yourself,
And if you (T)scoff, you alone will [e]suffer from it.
13 [f]A woman of foolishness is (U)boisterous,
She has a lack of understanding and (V)knows nothing.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by (W)the high places of the city,
15 Calling to those who pass by,
Who are going straight on their paths:
16 “(X)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks [g]understanding she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And (Y)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the [h]dead are there,
That her guests are in the (Z)depths of Sheol.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:2 Lit slaughtered her slaughter
- Proverbs 9:4 Lit heart
- Proverbs 9:6 Or Abandon the naive
- Proverbs 9:7 Lit a blemish
- Proverbs 9:12 Lit bear
- Proverbs 9:13 Or A foolish woman
- Proverbs 9:16 Lit heart
- Proverbs 9:18 Lit departed spirits
Ordspråksboken 9
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Ordspråksboken 9
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Vishetens inbjudan
9 Visheten har byggt sitt hus,
hon har huggit ut[a]
sina sju pelare.
2 (A) Hon har slaktat sin boskap,
blandat sitt vin
och dukat sitt bord.
3 (B) Hon har sänt ut sina tjänarinnor,
hon ropar från stadens
översta höjder:[b]
4 ”Du som är okunnig, kom hit!”
Till den som saknar vett säger hon:
5 ”Kom, ät av mitt bröd
och drick av det vin
som jag blandat!
6 Lämna okunnigheten
så får ni leva,
och gå fram på förståndets väg.
7 (C) Den som tillrättavisar en hånare
får ta emot hån,
den som förmanar en gudlös
får förakt.
8 (D) Förmana inte en hånare,
han kommer bara att hata dig.
Förmana den som är vis,
han kommer att älska dig.
9 (E) Ge åt den vise
och han blir ännu visare,
undervisa den rättfärdige
och han lär sig mer.
10 (F) Att vörda Herren
är början till vishet,
att känna den Helige är förstånd,
11 (G) för genom mig
blir dina dagar många
och dina levnadsår förökas.
12 Är du vis hjälper din vishet dig,
hånar du får du bära det själv.
Oförnuftets inbjudan
13 (H) Dårskapen är en rastlös kvinna,
okunnig och utan vett.
14 Hon sitter vid dörren till sitt hus,
på en tron högt uppe i staden.
15 Hon ropar till dem
som går vägen förbi,
till dem som går sina stigar
rakt fram:
16 ”Du som är okunnig, kom hit!”
Till den som saknar vett
säger hon:
17 (I) ”Stulet vatten är sött,
hemligt bröd är ljuvligt!”
18 (J) Men han vet inte
att de döda är där,
att hennes gäster
hamnar i dödsrikets djup.
Footnotes
- 9:1 huggit ut Andra handskrifter (Septuaginta): ”satt upp”.
- 9:3 stadens översta höjder Här låg en stads kungapalats (jfr 2 Sam 11:2) eller tempel (jfr Jes 2:2).
Proverbs 9
New International Version
Proverbs 9
New International Version
Invitations of Wisdom and Folly
9 Wisdom has built(A) her house;
she has set up[a] its seven pillars.
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;(B)
she has also set her table.(C)
3 She has sent out her servants, and she calls(D)
from the highest point of the city,(E)
4 “Let all who are simple(F) come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(G) she says,
5 “Come,(H) eat my food
and drink the wine I have mixed.(I)
6 Leave your simple ways and you will live;(J)
walk in the way of insight.”(K)
7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(L)
8 Do not rebuke mockers(M) or they will hate you;
rebuke the wise and they will love you.(N)
9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(O)
10 The fear of the Lord(P) is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One(Q) is understanding.(R)
11 For through wisdom[b] your days will be many,
and years will be added to your life.(S)
12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
13 Folly is an unruly woman;(T)
she is simple and knows nothing.(U)
14 She sits at the door of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,(V)
15 calling out(W) to those who pass by,
who go straight on their way,
16 “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(X) she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
food eaten in secret is delicious!(Y)”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(Z)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out
- Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me
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