| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars; | 1Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. |
| 2She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished her table. | 2She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. |
| 3She has sent out her maidens, She cries out from the highest places of the city, | 3She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town, |
| 4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, | 4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks sense she says, |
| 5“Come, eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed. | 5“Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. |
| 6Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding. | 6Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight.” |
| 7“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. | 7Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. |
| 8Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. | 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 still 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 in learning. |
| 10“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. | 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. |
| 11For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you. | 11For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. |
| 12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.” | 12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it. |
| 13A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing. | 13The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing. |
| 14For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city, | 14She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town, |
| 15To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way: | 15calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way, |
| 16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here”; And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, | 16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” And to him who lacks sense she says, |
| 17“Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” | 17“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” |
| 18But he does not know that the dead are there, 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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