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Wisdom’s Invitation
Wisdom has abuilt her spacious and sufficient house;She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars.2 She has aprepared her food, she has bmixed her wine;She has also cset her table. Matt 22:2-43 She has asent out her maidens, she bcallsFrom the chighest places of the city:4 “aWhoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!”As for him who blacks understanding, she says,5 “Come, aeat my foodAnd drink the wine I have mixed and accept my gifts. Is 55:1; John 6:276 “Leave behind your foolishness and the foolish and alive,And bwalk in the way of insight and understanding.”
7 He who acorrects and instructs a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,And he who rebukes a wicked man gets insults for himself.8 1aDo not correct a scoffer who foolishly ridicules and takes no responsibility for his error or he will hate you;bCorrect a wise man who learns from his error, and he will love you. Ps 141:59 Give instruction to a wise man and he will become even wiser;Teach a righteous man and he will aincrease his learning.10 The reverent afear of the LORD that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom its starting point and its essence,And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.11 For aby me (wisdom from God) your days will be multiplied,And years of life shall be increased.12 If you are wise, you are wise afor yourself for your own benefit;If you bscoff thoughtlessly ridicule and disdain, you alone will pay the penalty.
13 The foolish woman is arestless and noisy;She is naive and easily misled and thoughtless, and bknows nothing at all of eternal value.14 She sits at the doorway of her house,On a seat by athe high and conspicuous places of the city,15 Calling to those who pass by,Who are making their paths straight:16 “aWhoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!”And to him who lacks understanding (common sense) , she says,17 “Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet because they are forbidden;And abread eaten in secret is pleasant.” Prov 20:1718 But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,And that her guests are already in the adepths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) .
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Wisdom’s Invitation
Wisdom has abuilt her house,She has hewn out her seven pillars;2 She has 1aprepared her food, she has bmixed her wine;She has also cset her table;3 She has asent out her maidens, she bcallsFrom the ctops of the heights of the city:4 “aWhoever is 1naive, let him turn in here!”To him who blacks 2understanding she says,5 “Come, aeat of my foodAnd drink of the wine I have mixed.6 “1Forsake your folly and alive,And bproceed in the way of understanding.”
7 He who acorrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,And he who reproves a wicked man gets 1insults for himself.8 aDo not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,bReprove a wise man and he will love you.9 Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,Teach a righteous man and he will aincrease his learning.10 The afear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.11 For aby me your days will be multiplied,And years of life will be added to you.12 If you are wise, you are wise afor yourself,And if you bscoff, you alone will bear it.
13 The 1woman of folly is aboisterous,She is 2naive and bknows nothing.14 She sits at the doorway of her house,On a seat by athe high places of the city,15 Calling to those who pass by,Who are making their paths straight:16 “aWhoever is 1naive, let him turn in here,”And to him who lacks 2understanding she says,17 “Stolen water is sweet;And abread eaten in secret is pleasant.”18 But he does not know that the 1dead are there,That her guests are in the adepths of Sheol.
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