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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 9
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Proverbs 9:1
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Wisdom has built(a) her house; she has set up[a] its seven pillars.
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Proverbs 9:2
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She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;(b) she has also set her table.(c)
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Proverbs 9:3
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She has sent out her servants, and she calls(d) from the highest point of the city,(e)
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Proverbs 9:4
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"Let all who are simple(f) come to my house!" To those who have no sense(g) she says,
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Proverbs 9:5
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"Come,(h) eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed.(i)
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Proverbs 9:6
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Leave your simple ways and you will live;(j) walk in the way of insight."(k)
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Proverbs 9:7
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Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(l)
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Proverbs 9:8
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Do not rebuke mockers(m) or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.(n)
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Proverbs 9:9
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Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(o)
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Proverbs 9:10
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The fear of the Lord (p) is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One(q) is understanding.(r)
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Proverbs 9:11
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For through wisdom[b] your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.(s)
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Proverbs 9:12
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If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
Proverbs 9:13
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Folly is an unruly woman;(t) she is simple and knows nothing.(u)
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Proverbs 9:14
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She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,(v)
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Proverbs 9:15
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calling out(w) to those who pass by, who go straight on their way,
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Proverbs 9:16
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"Let all who are simple come to my house!" To those who have no sense(x) she says,
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Proverbs 9:17
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"Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!(y)"
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Proverbs 9:18
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But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(z)
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