{"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/ylt/proverbs/9","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-15T14:14:50.868Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","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 pillars — seven."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned — thyself bearest it."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"A foolish woman is noisy, Simple, and hath not known what."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne — the high places of the city,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight on their paths."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart — she said to him,"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And he hath not known that Rephaim are there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 9 (YLT)","markdown":"[Proverbs 9](https://primebible.com/ylt/proverbs/9)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/proverbs/9 (accessed 2026-06-15)."}}