PR 9:1 "Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;"
PR 9:2 "She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table;"
PR 9:3 "She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the tops of the heights of the city:"
PR 9:4 "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here! To him who lacks understanding she says,"
PR 9:5 "Come, eat of my food, And drink of the wine I have mixed."
PR 9:6 "Forsake [your] folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding."
PR 9:7 "He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man [gets] insults for himself."
PR 9:8 "Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you, Reprove a wise man, and he will love you."
PR 9:9 "Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man, and he will increase [his] learning."
PR 9:10 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."
PR 9:11 "For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you."
PR 9:12 "If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it."
PR 9:13 "The woman of folly is boisterous, [She is] naive, and knows nothing."
PR 9:14 "And she sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,"
PR 9:15 "Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight:"
PR 9:16 "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here, And to him who lacks understanding she says,"
PR 9:17 Stolen water is sweet; And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
PR 9:18 "But he does not know that the dead are there, [That] her guests are in the depths of Sheol."
PR 10:1 "The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother."
PR 10:2 "Ill-gotten gains do not profit, But righteousness delivers from death."
PR 10:3 "The LORD will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will thrust [aside] the craving of the wicked."
PR 10:4 "Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich."
PR 10:5 "He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, [But] he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully."
PR 10:6 "Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence."
PR 10:7 "The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot."
PR 10:8 "The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will be thrown down."
PR 10:9 "He who walks in integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out."
PR 10:10 "He who winks the eye causes trouble, And a babbling fool will be thrown down."
PR 10:11 "The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence."
PR 10:12 "Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all transgressions."
PR 10:13 "On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found, But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding."
PR 10:14 "Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand."
PR 10:15 "The rich man's wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty."
PR 10:16 "The wages of the righteous is life, The income of the wicked, punishment."
PR 10:17 "He is [on] the path of life who heeds instruction, But he who forsakes reproof goes astray."
PR 10:18 "He who conceals hatred [has] lying lips, And he who spreads slander is a fool."
PR 10:19 "When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise."
PR 10:20 "The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver, The heart of the wicked is [worth] little."
PR 10:21 "The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding."
PR 10:22 "It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it."
PR 10:23 Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
PR 10:24 "What the wicked fears will come upon him, And the desire of the righteous will be granted."
PR 10:25 "When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, But the righteous [has] an everlasting foundation."
PR 10:26 "Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him."
PR 10:27 "The fear of the LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened."
PR 10:28 "The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes."
PR 10:29 "The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, But ruin to the workers of iniquity."
PR 10:30 "The righteous will never be shaken, But the wicked will not dwell in the land."
PR 10:31 "The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, But the perverted tongue will be cut out."
PR 10:32 "The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted."