Proverbs 9

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The Way of Wisdom

9 ^(A)Wisdom has built her house;
    she has hewn her ^(B)seven ^(C)pillars.
²She has ^(D)slaughtered her beasts; she has ^(E)mixed her wine;
    she has also ^(F)set her table.
³She has ^(G)sent out her young women to ^(H)call
    from ^(I)the highest places in the town,
⁴^(J)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    ^(K)To him who lacks sense she says,
⁵“Come, ^(L)eat of my bread
    and ^(M)drink of ^(N)the wine I have mixed.
⁶Leave ^(O)your simple ways,^[a] and ^(P)live,
    ^(Q)and walk in the way of insight.”

⁷Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
    and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
⁸^(R)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
    ^(S)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
⁹Give instruction^[b] to a wise man, and he will be ^(T)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will ^(U)increase in learning.
¹⁰^(V)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and ^(W)the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
¹¹For by me ^(X)your days will be multiplied,
    and years will be added to your life.
¹²^(Y)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
    if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

The Way of Folly

¹³^(Z)The woman Folly is ^(AA)loud;
    she is seductive^[c] and ^(AB)knows nothing.
¹⁴She sits at the door of her house;
    she takes a seat on ^(AC)the highest places of the town,
¹⁵calling to those who pass by,
    who are ^(AD)going straight on their way,
¹⁶^(AE)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    And to him who lacks sense she says,
¹⁷^(AF)“Stolen water is sweet,
    and ^(AG)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
¹⁸But he does not know ^(AH)that the dead^[d] are there,
    that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 9:6 Or Leave the company of the simple
Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:13 Or full of simpleness
Proverbs 9:18 Hebrew Rephaim

John 13:21-38

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One of You Will Betray Me

²¹After saying these things, ^(A)Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, ^(B)“Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(C)one of you will betray me.” ²²^(D)The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. ²³^(E)One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table ^(F)at Jesus' side,^[a] ²⁴so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus^[b] of whom he was speaking. ²⁵^(G)So that disciple, ^(H)leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” ²⁶Jesus answered, ^(I)“It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread ^(J)when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, ^(K)he gave it to Judas, ^(L)the son of Simon Iscariot. ²⁷Then after he had taken the morsel, ^(M)Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, ^(N)“What you are going to do, do quickly.” ²⁸Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. ²⁹Some thought that, ^(O)because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need ^(P)for the feast,” or that he should ^(Q)give something to the poor. ³⁰So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. ^(R)And it was night.

A New Commandment

³¹When he had gone out, Jesus said, ^(S)“Now is the Son of Man glorified, and ^(T)God is glorified in him. ³²If God is glorified in him, ^(U)God will also glorify him in himself, and ^(V)glorify him at once. ³³Little children, ^(W)yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just ^(X)as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ ³⁴^(Y)A new commandment ^(Z)I give to you, ^(AA)that you love one another: ^(AB)just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. ³⁵^(AC)By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

³⁶Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” ^(AD)Jesus answered him, “Where I am going ^(AE)you cannot follow me now, ^(AF)but you will follow afterward.” ³⁷^(AG)Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” ³⁸Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(AH)the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.