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Chapter 9

Proverbs 9

1

Wisedome hath builded her house: she hath hewen out her seuen pillars.

2

She hath killed her beastes; she hath mingled her wine: she hath also furnished her table.

3

She hath sent forth her maidens; she cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie.

4

Who so is simple, let him turne in hither: as for him that wanteth vnderstanding, she sayth to him:

5

Come, eate of my bread, and drinke of the wine, which I haue mingled.

6

Forsake the foolish, and liue; and goe in the way of vnderstanding.

7

He that reproueth a scorner, getteth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himselfe a blot.

8

Reproue not a scorner, lest hee hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and hee will loue thee.

9

Giue instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a iust man, and he will increase in learning.

10

The feare of the LORD is the beginning of wisedome: and the knowledge of the holy is vnderstanding.

11

For by me thy dayes shall be multiplied: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe increased.

12

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt beare it.

13

¶ A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, & knoweth nothing.

14

For she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate, in the high places of the Citie:

15

To call passengers who go right on their wayes:

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Who so is simple, let him turne in hither: and as for him that wanteth vnderstanding, she saith to him;

17

Stollen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

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But hee knoweth not that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

End of pr chapter 9.