Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 9
(Proverbs 1:1–7)
1WisdomH2451 has builtH1129 her houseH1004;she has carved outH26721 her sevenH7651 pillarsH5982.2She has preparedH2873 her meatH2874 and mixedH4537 her wineH3196;she has alsoH637 setH6186 her tableH7979.3She has sent outH7971 her maidservantsH5291;she calls outH7121 fromH5921 the heightsH1610H4791 of the cityH7176.4“WhoeverH4310 is simpleH6612, let him turn inH5493 hereH2008!”she saysH559 to him who lacksH2638 judgmentH3820.5“ComeH1980, eatH3898 my breadH3899and drinkH8354 the wineH3196 I have mixedH4537.6Leave your follyH6612 behindH5800, and you will liveH2421;walkH833 in the wayH1870 of understandingH998.”
7He who correctsH3256 a mockerH3887 bringsH3947 shameH7036 on himself;he who rebukesH3198 a wickedH7563 man taints himselfH3971.8Do notH408 rebukeH3198 a mockerH3887, orH6435 he will hate youH8130;rebukeH3198 a wiseH2450 man, and he will love youH157.9InstructH5414 a wise manH2450, and he will be wiserH2449 stillH5750;teachH3045 a righteous manH6662, and he will increaseH3254 his learningH3948.
10The fearH3374 of the LORDH3068 is the beginningH8462 of wisdomH2451,and knowledgeH1847 of the Holy OneH6918 is understandingH998.11ForH3588 through wisdom2 your daysH3117 will be multipliedH7235,and yearsH8141 will be addedH3254 to your lifeH2416.
The Way of Folly
12IfH518 you are wiseH2449, you are wiseH2449 to your own advantage; but if you scoffH3887, you aloneH905 will bearH5375 the consequences.
13The womanH802 named FollyH3687 is loudH1993;she is naiveH6615 and knowsH3045 nothingH1077H4100.14She sitsH3427 at the doorH6607 of her houseH1004,onH5921 a seatH3678 in the heightsH4791 of the cityH7176,15calling outH7121 to those who pass byH5674H1870,who makeH3474 their paths straightH734.16“WhoeverH4310 is simpleH6612, let him turn inH5493 hereH2008!”she saysH559 to him who lacksH2638 judgmentH3820.17“StolenH1589 waterH4325 is sweetH4985,and breadH3899 eaten in secretH5643 is tastyH5276!”18But they do notH3808 knowH3045 thatH3588 the deadH74963 are thereH8033,that her guestsH7121 are in the depthsH6012 of SheolH7585.
Notes
Commentaries on Proverbs 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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