Proverbs 9:4

Proverbs 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
• New International Version (NIV)“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks sense she says,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

Context of Proverbs 9:4

2She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3She has sent out her female servants; she calls out from the highest points of the city: “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!” To the one who lacks sense, she says, 5“Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed. 6Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.

Proverbs 9:4 word by word

מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• simpleפֶּ֫תִיpethîy pethîy pethâ'îy · simpleH6612
• let him turn inסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• him that wantethחָסֵרchâsêr · lackingH2638
• understandingלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• she saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Proverbs 9:4

• Proverbs 9:16“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!” To the one who lacks sense, she says,
• Proverbs 1:22“How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?
• Proverbs 6:32The one who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
• Proverbs 8:5Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.
• Psalms 19:7The instruction of the Lord is perfect, renewing one’s life; the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy, making the inexperienced wise.
• Psalms 119:130The revelation of your words brings light and gives understanding to the inexperienced.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.
• Revelation 3:17For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
• Revelation 22:17Both the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let anyone who hears, say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who desires take the water of life freely.

Commentaries on Proverbs 9:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Whoso is simple - Let the young, heedless, and giddy attend to my teaching. Him that wanteth understanding - Literally, he that wanteth a heart; who is without couraye, is feeble and fickle, and easily drawn aside from the holy commandment.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Wisdom appeals mainly to those who are naive and lack good judgment because they have not yet chosen between wisdom and foolishness. See Proverbs 9:16, where Foolishness copies and then distorts Wisdom's words.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. (Compare Pr 1:4; 6:32). Wisdom not only supplies right but forbids wrong principles.Read the comment

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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