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Proverbs 9

Wisdom's Invitation

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Wisdomh2451 has  abuilth1129 her househ1004, She has hewnh2672 out her sevenh7651 pillarsh5982;

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She has  1 apreparedh2873 her foodh2874, she has  bmixedh4537 her wineh3196; She has alsoh637  cseth6186a her tableh7979;

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She has  asenth7971 out her maidensh5291, she  bcallsh7121 From the  ctopsh1610 of the heightsh4791 of the cityh7176:

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aWhoeverh4310 is  1naiveh6612a, let him turnh5493 in hereh2008!" To him whoh2638  blacksh2638  2understandingh3820 she saysh559,

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"Comeh1980,  aeath3898b of my foodh3899 And drinkh8354 of the wineh3196 I have mixedh4537.

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1Forsakeh5800a your follyh6612a and  aliveh2421a, And  bproceedh833 in the wayh1870 of understandingh998."

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He who  acorrectsh3256 a scofferh3917b getsh3947 dishonorh7036 for himself, And he who reprovesh3198 a wickedh7563 manh7563 gets  1insultsh4140b for himself.

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 aDo not reproveh3198 a scofferh3917b, orh6435 he will hateh8130 you,  bReproveh3198 a wiseh2450 manh2450 and he will loveh157 you.

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Giveh5414 instruction to a wiseh2450 manh2450 and he will be stillh5750 wiserh2449, Teachh3045 a righteoush6662 manh6662 and he will  aincreaseh3254 his learningh3948.

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The  afearh3374 of the LORDh3068 is the beginningh8462 of wisdomh2451, And the knowledgeh1847 of the Holyh6918 Oneh6918 is understandingh998.

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For  aby me your daysh3117 will be multipliedh7235a, And yearsh8141 of lifeh2425b will be addedh3254 to you.

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Ifh518 you are wiseh2449, you are wiseh2449  afor yourself, And if you  bscoffh3917b, you aloneh905 will bearh5375 it.

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The  1womanh802 of follyh3687 is  aboisteroush1993, She is  2naiveh6615 and  bknowsh3045 nothingh1077h4100.

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She sitsh3427 at the doorwayh6607 of her househ1004, On a seath3678 by  athe highh4791 placesh4791 of the cityh7176,

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Callingh7121 to those who passh5674a by, Who are makingh3474 their pathsh734 straighth3474:

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aWhoeverh4310 is  1naiveh6612a, let him turnh5493 in hereh2008," And to him whoh2638 lacksh2638  2understandingh3820 she saysh559,

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"Stolenh1589 waterh4325 is sweeth4985; And  abreadh3899 eaten in secreth5643a is pleasanth5276."

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But he does not knowh3045 that the  1deadh7496 are thereh8033, That her guestsh7121 are in the  adepthsh6011 of Sheolh7585.



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