Proverbs 9
Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom versus Foolishness
9 Wisdom has built her house;(A)
she has carved out her seven pillars.
2 She has prepared her meat;(B) she has mixed her wine;(C)
she has also set her table.(D)
3 She has sent out her female servants;(E)
she calls out from the highest points of the city:(F)
4 “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense,(G) she says,
5 “Come, eat my bread,(H)
and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;
pursue the way of understanding.
7 The one who corrects a mocker
will bring abuse on himself;
the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[a]
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(I)
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(J)
9 Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(K)
10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,(L)
and the knowledge of the Holy One(M) is understanding.
11 For by me your days will be many,
and years will be added to your life.
12 If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit;(N)
if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences.”
13 Folly is a rowdy woman;(O)
she is gullible and knows nothing.(P)
14 She sits by the doorway of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,
15 calling to those who pass by,
who go straight ahead on their paths:(Q)
16 “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!” (R)
18 But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there,(S)
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.(T)
Footnotes
- 9:7 Lit man: his blemish
잠언 9
Korean Living Bible
지혜와 어리석음
9 지혜가 일곱 기둥을 다듬어 자기 집을 짓고
2 짐승을 잡아 고기를 준비하며 포도주에 향료를 섞어 상을 차리고
3 여종을 보내 성의 제일 높은 곳에 가서
4 “어리석은 자들아, 다 이리 오너라” 하고 외치게 하였다. 지혜는 또 지각 없는 자들에게 이렇게 말하였다.
5 “너희는 와서 내가 차려 놓은 음식을 먹고 내가 혼합한 포도주를 마셔라.
6 너희는 어리석음을 버리고 생명의 길을 찾아 지혜롭게 행하라.
7 “거만한 자를 바로잡으려다가 오히려 모욕을 당하고 악한 자를 책망하려다가 오히려 약점만 잡힌다.
8 거만한 사람을 책망하지 말아라. 그가 너를 미워할 것이다. 너는 오히려 지혜 있는 자를 책망하라. 그러면 그가 너를 사랑할 것이다.
9 지혜 있는 자를 가르쳐라. 그러면 그가 더욱 지혜로워질 것이다. 의로운 사람을 가르쳐라. 그의 학식이 더할 것이다.
10 “여호와를 두려워하는 것이 [a]지혜의 첫걸음이요 거룩하신 분을 아는 것이 깨달음이다.
11 나 지혜를 통해서 네 날이 많아질 것이며 네 생명의 해가 더할 것이다.
12 네가 지혜로우면 그 지혜로 유익을 얻을 것이나 네가 만일 거만하면 너 혼자 고통을 당할 것이다.”
13 미련한 여자는 부끄러운 줄도 모르고 주책없이 떠들어대며
14 자기 집 문턱이나 시가지 높은 곳에 앉아서
15 바삐 지나가는 사람들을 불러
16 “어리석은 자들아, 다 이리 오너라” 하고 외치며 또 지각 없는 자들에게
17 “도둑질한 물이 달고 몰래 훔쳐 먹는 빵이 맛이 있다!” 하는구나.
18 그러나 어리석은 자들은 그녀를 따라가는 것이 죽음의 길이라는 것을 알지 못하고 또 전에 그녀의 유혹에 빠진 자들이 지금 지옥에 있다는 사실도 알지 못한다.
Footnotes
- 9:10 또는 ‘지혜의 근본이요’
Proverbs 9
King James Version
9 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Proverbs 9
New King James Version
The Way of Wisdom
9 Wisdom has (A)built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;
2 (B)She has slaughtered her meat,
(C)She has mixed her wine,
She has also [a]furnished her table.
3 She has sent out her maidens,
She cries out from the highest places of the city,
4 “Whoever(D) is simple, let him turn in here!”
As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
5 “Come,(E) eat of my bread
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.
7 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
8 (F)Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
(G)Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (H)and he will increase in learning.
10 “The(I) fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 (J)For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
12 (K)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”
The Way of Folly
13 (L)A foolish woman is [b]clamorous;
She is simple, and knows nothing.
14 For she sits at the door of her house,
On a seat (M)by the highest places of the city,
15 To call to those who pass by,
Who go straight on their way:
16 “Whoever(N) is [c]simple, let him turn in here”;
And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
17 “Stolen(O) water is sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that (P)the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of [d]hell.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:2 arranged
- Proverbs 9:13 boisterous
- Proverbs 9:16 naive
- Proverbs 9:18 Or Sheol
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