| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars; | 1Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars; |
| 2She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished her table. | 2She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table; |
| 3She has sent out her maidens, She cries out from the highest places of the city, | 3She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the tops of the heights of the city: |
| 4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, | 4"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks understanding she says, |
| 5“Come, eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed. | 5"Come, eat of my food And drink of the wine I have mixed. |
| 6Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding. | 6"Forsake your folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding." |
| 7“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. | 7He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself. |
| 8Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. | 8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you. |
| 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. | 9Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning. |
| 10“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. | 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
| 11For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you. | 11For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you. |
| 12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.” | 12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it. |
| 13A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing. | 13The woman of folly is boisterous, She is naive and knows nothing. |
| 14For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city, | 14She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city, |
| 15To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way: | 15Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight: |
| 16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here”; And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, | 16"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," And to him who lacks understanding she says, |
| 17“Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” | 17"Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant." |
| 18But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell. | 18But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol. |
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