New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 9:4-16
4“1WhoeverH4310 is naiveH6612, let him turnH5493 inH5493 hereH2008!” To him whoH2638 2lacksH2638 3understandingH3820 she saysH559,5“ComeH1980, 4eatH3898 of my foodH3899 And drinkH8354 of the wineH3196 I have mixedH4537.65AbandonH5800 your foolishnessH6612 and 6liveH2421, And 7proceedH833 in the wayH1870 of understandingH998.”
7One who 8correctsH3256 a scofferH3917 getsH3947 dishonorH7036 for himself, And one who rebukesH3198 a wickedH7563 personH7563 gets 9insultsH4140 for himself.810Do not rebukeH3198 a scofferH3917, orH6435 he will hateH8130 you; 11RebukeH3198 a wiseH2450 personH2450 and he will loveH157 you.9GiveH5414 instruction to a wiseH2450 personH2450 and he will becomeH2449 stillH5750 wiserH2449; TeachH3045 a righteousH6662 personH6662 and he will 12increaseH3254 his insightH3948.10The 13fearH3374 of the LordH3068 is the beginningH8462 of wisdomH2451, And the knowledgeH1847 of the HolyH6918 OneH6918 is understandingH998.11For 14by me your daysH3117 will be multipliedH7235, And yearsH8141 of lifeH2425 will be addedH3254 to you.12IfH518 you areH2449 wiseH2449, you areH2449 wiseH2449 15for yourself, And if you 16scoffH3917, you aloneH905 will 17sufferH5375 from it.
1318A womanH802 of foolishnessH3687 is 19boisterousH1993, She has a lackH6615 ofH6615 understandingH6615 and 20knowsH3045 nothingH1077H4100.14She sitsH3427 at the doorwayH6607 of her houseH1004, On a seatH3678 by 21the highH4791 placesH4791 of the cityH7176,15CallingH7121 to those who passH5674 byH1870, Who are goingH3474 straightH3474 on their pathsH734:16“22WhoeverH4310 is naiveH6612, let him turnH5493 inH5493 hereH2008,” And to him whoH2638 lacksH2638 23understandingH3820 she saysH559,
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 9:4 Prov 8:5; 9:16 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 9:4 Prov 6:32 ↩
- 3. Proverbs 9:4 Lit heart ↩
- 4. Proverbs 9:5 Song 5:1; Is 55:1; John 6:27 ↩
- 5. Proverbs 9:6 Or Abandon the naive ↩
- 6. Proverbs 9:6 Prov 8:35; 9:11 ↩
- 7. Proverbs 9:6 Ezek 11:20; 37:24 ↩
- 8. Proverbs 9:7 Prov 23:9 ↩
- 9. Proverbs 9:7 Lit a blemish ↩
- 10. Proverbs 9:8 Prov 15:12; Matt 7:6 ↩
- 11. Proverbs 9:8 Ps 141:5; Prov 10:8 ↩
- 12. Proverbs 9:9 Prov 1:5 ↩
- 13. Proverbs 9:10 Job 28:28; Ps 111:10; Prov 1:7 ↩
- 14. Proverbs 9:11 Prov 3:16; 10:27 ↩
- 15. Proverbs 9:12 Job 22:2; Prov 14:14 ↩
- 16. Proverbs 9:12 Prov 19:29 ↩
- 17. Proverbs 9:12 Lit bear ↩
- 18. Proverbs 9:13 Or A foolish woman ↩
- 19. Proverbs 9:13 Prov 7:11 ↩
- 20. Proverbs 9:13 Prov 5:6 ↩
- 21. Proverbs 9:14 Prov 9:3 ↩
- 22. Proverbs 9:16 Prov 9:4 ↩
- 23. Proverbs 9:16 Lit heart ↩
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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