{"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/kjv/proverbs/9","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T14:09:29.569Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 <i>is</i> simple, let him turn in hither: <i>as for</i> him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine <i>which</i> I have mingled."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked <i>man getteth</i> himself a blot."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Give <i>instruction</i> to a wise <i>man</i>, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just <i>man</i>, and he will increase in learning."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The fear of the LORD <i>is</i> the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy <i>is</i> 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 be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but <i>if</i> thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear <i>it</i>."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"A foolish woman <i>is</i> clamorous: <i>she is</i> simple, and knoweth nothing."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"To call passengers who go right on their ways:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Whoso <i>is</i> simple, let him turn in hither: and <i>as for</i> him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread <i>eaten</i> in secret is pleasant."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"But he knoweth not that the dead <i>are</i> there; <i>and that</i> her guests <i>are</i> in the depths of hell."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 9 (KJV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 9](https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/9)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/9 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}