Verse 6
Proverbs 9:6
New Living Translation
6
Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;<br>learn to use good judgment.”<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽ/חְי֑וּ וְ֝/אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה
English Translation
Forsake the simple ones and live, and walk in the way of understanding.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 9 Context
1
Wisdom has built her house;<br>she has carved its seven columns.<br>
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2
She has prepared a great banquet,<br>mixed the wines, and set the table.<br>
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3
She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come.<br>She calls out from the heights overlooking...
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4
“Come in with me,” she urges the simple.<br>To those who lack good judgment, she says,<br>
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5
“Come, eat my food,<br>and drink the wine I have mixed.<br>
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6
Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;<br>learn to use good judgment.”<br>
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Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.<br>Anyone who corrects the wicked will get...
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8
So don’t bother correcting mockers;<br>they will only hate you.<br>But correct the wise,<br>and they...
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9
Instruct the wise,<br>and they will be even wiser.<br>Teach the righteous,<br>and they will learn ev...
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10
Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom.<br>Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment....
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11
Wisdom will multiply your days<br>and add years to your life.<br>
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12
If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.<br>If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to s...
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13
The woman named Folly is brash.<br>She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.<br>
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14
She sits in her doorway<br>on the heights overlooking the city.<br>
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15
She calls out to men going by<br>who are minding their own business.<br>
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“Come in with me,” she urges the simple.<br>To those who lack good judgment, she says,<br>
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17
“Stolen water is refreshing;<br>food eaten in secret tastes the best!”<br>
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18
But little do they know that the dead are there.<br>Her guests are in the depths of the grave.<br>
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