| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: | 1Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars; |
| 2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. | 2She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table; |
| 3She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, | 3She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the tops of the heights of the city: |
| 4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, | 4"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks understanding she says, |
| 5Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. | 5"Come, eat of my food And drink of the wine I have mixed. |
| 6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. | 6"Forsake your folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding." |
| 7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. | 7He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself. |
| 8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. | 8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you. |
| 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. | 9Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning. |
| 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. | 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
| 11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. | 11For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you. |
| 12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. | 12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it. |
| 13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. | 13The woman of folly is boisterous, She is naive and knows nothing. |
| 14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, | 14She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city, |
| 15To call passengers who go right on their ways: | 15Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight: |
| 16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, | 16"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," And to him who lacks understanding she says, |
| 17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. | 17"Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant." |
| 18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. | 18But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol. |
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