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Proverbs 9:4
4She says to foolish people, ‘Come here to me.’ She says to people who do not understand what is right,
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 killed an animal for a big meal. She has mixed her wine. She has also prepared her table. 3She has sent her servants to shout a message from the highest places in the town. She says to foolish people, ‘Come here to me.’ She says to people who do not understand what is right, 5‘Come here and eat my food. Drink the wine that I have mixed. 6Leave foolish ways so that you may live. Learn to understand what is right, so that you can do it.’
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מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 9:4
- Proverbs 9:16She says to people who do not understand what is right, ‘Anyone who is foolish should come in here.
- Proverbs 1:22‘Listen to me! Will you silly people continue to be so silly? You people who laugh at God, will you always be like that? Will fools always refuse to learn anything?
- Proverbs 6:32But a man who sleeps with another man's wife is stupid. He is destroying his own life.
- Proverbs 8:5You who are silly, learn to be wise! You who are fools, learn to understand what is right.
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect. It makes us strong again. We can trust what the Lord teaches us. He helps ordinary people to be wise.
- Psalms 119:130Your message brings light to people, when they understand it. It helps ordinary people to become wise.
- Matthew 11:25At this moment, Jesus said, ‘Father, you rule over everything in heaven and on the earth! People who do not know many things can now understand your message. And so I thank you. But you have hidden these things from some other people. Those people think that they understand everything. They think that they are wise.
- Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich. God has helped me to have many things. I do not need anything more.’ But you do not know how very poor you are really! You are like people who cannot see. You are like people who are without clothes. Really, other people should feel very sorry for you.
- Revelation 22:17God's Spirit and all God's people answer Jesus. They say, ‘Yes, come!’ God's people are like a bride for Jesus. Everyone who hears this should also say to Jesus, ‘Come!’ Anyone who is thirsty should come to Jesus. Then that person will receive from Jesus the water that gives life. Anyone who wants it may take it. They will not have to pay anything for it.
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
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