words
bible
text
tools
about
Version: 0.1.46
words
bible
text
tools
about
login
Back to Books
Simple English
Proverbs
Offers wisdom and advice on how to live a good and meaningful life.
Chapter 9
Back to Chapters
1
KJV:
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Geneva:
Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
2
KJV:
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Geneva:
She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
3
KJV:
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Geneva:
She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
4
KJV:
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Geneva:
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
5
KJV:
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Geneva:
Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
6
KJV:
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Geneva:
Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
7
KJV:
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Geneva:
He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
8
KJV:
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Geneva:
Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
9
KJV:
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Geneva:
Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10
KJV:
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Geneva:
The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
11
KJV:
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Geneva:
For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
12
KJV:
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Geneva:
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
13
KJV:
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
Geneva:
A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
14
KJV:
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Geneva:
But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
15
KJV:
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
Geneva:
To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
16
KJV:
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Geneva:
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
17
KJV:
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Geneva:
Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
18
KJV:
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Geneva:
But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell.
read summary
