{"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/erv/proverbs/9","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T21:56:15.211Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","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 scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Reprove not a scorner, 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 the LORD 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 scornest, 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 (ERV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 9](https://primebible.com/erv/proverbs/9)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/proverbs/9 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}