Proverbs 9
New King James Version
The Way of Wisdom
9 Wisdom has (A)built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;
2 (B)She has slaughtered her meat,
(C)She has mixed her wine,
She has also [a]furnished her table.
3 She has sent out her maidens,
She cries out from the highest places of the city,
4 “Whoever(D) is simple, let him turn in here!”
As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
5 “Come,(E) eat of my bread
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.
7 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
8 (F)Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
(G)Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (H)and he will increase in learning.
10 “The(I) fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 (J)For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
12 (K)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”
The Way of Folly
13 (L)A foolish woman is [b]clamorous;
She is simple, and knows nothing.
14 For she sits at the door of her house,
On a seat (M)by the highest places of the city,
15 To call to those who pass by,
Who go straight on their way:
16 “Whoever(N) is [c]simple, let him turn in here”;
And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
17 “Stolen(O) water is sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that (P)the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of [d]hell.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:2 arranged
- Proverbs 9:13 boisterous
- Proverbs 9:16 naive
- Proverbs 9:18 Or Sheol
箴言 9
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
智慧和愚昧
9 智慧建造她的房屋，
鑿出七根柱子。
2 她宰了牲口，
調了美酒，
設了宴席，
3 派婢女出去邀請賓客，
自己在城中高處呼喊：
4 「愚昧人啊，到這裡來吧！」
她又對無知者說：
5 「來吃我做的飯，
嚐嚐我調的酒吧！
6 你們要拋棄愚昧，就能存活，
要轉向悟性之道。」
7 糾正嘲諷者，必自招羞辱；
責備惡人，必自招傷害。
8 不要責備嘲諷者，免得他恨你；
要責備智者，他必愛你。
9 教導智者，他就更有智慧；
指教義人，他就更有見識。
10 智慧始於敬畏耶和華，
認識至聖者便是明智。
11 智慧可增添你的年日，
加添你的壽數。
12 人有智慧，自得益處；
人好嘲諷，自食惡果。
13 愚昧的女人喧嚷，蒙昧，無知。
14 她坐在自己的家門口，
坐在城中高處的座位上，
15 招呼著行色匆匆的過客：
16 「愚昧人啊，到這裡來吧！」
她又對無知者說：
17 「偷喝的水甜，偷吃的餅香。」
18 他們卻不知她那裡鬼影幢幢，
她的客人已落在陰間的深處。
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
