{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/proverbs/9","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T15:04:15.635Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":9,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":8,"nextChapter":10,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"She hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"The foolish woman is clamorous;'she is'simple, and knoweth nothing."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 9 (ASV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 9](https://primebible.com/asv/proverbs/9)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/proverbs/9 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}