- 1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
- 2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
- 3She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
- 4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- 5Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
- 6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
- 7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
- 8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
- 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
- 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
- 11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
- 12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
- 13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
- 14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
- 15To call passengers who go right on their ways:
- 16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- 17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
- 18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
KING JAMES VERSION
PROVERBS 9
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Proverbs 9 — The Rival Feasts of Wisdom and Folly.
About this illustration
The composition centers the rival feasts of wisdom and folly as the chapter’s defining visual, using a unified, historically grounded scene while avoiding written text and any bodily depiction of God.
Scripture basis: Proverbs 9:1–18King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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