Proverbs 9:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 9:1

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1 Wisdom has ^abuilt her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;

2 ^aShe has slaughtered her meat,
^bShe has mixed her wine,
She has also¹ furnished her table.

3 She has sent out her maidens,
She cries out from the highest places of the city,

4 “Whoever^a is simple, let him turn in here!”
As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

5 “Come,^a eat of my bread
And drink of the wine I have mixed.

6 Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.

7 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.

8 ^aDo not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
^bRebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 9:1

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American Standard Version
Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

Amplified® Bible
WISDOM HAS built her house; she has hewn out {and} set up her seven [perfect number of] pillars.

Contemporary English Version
Wisdom has built her house with its seven columns.

Darby English Version
Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

Good News Bible
Wisdom has built her house and made seven columns for it.

King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

New American Standard Bible
Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;

New International Version
Wisdom has built her house;
she has hewn out its seven pillars.

New King James Version
Wisdom has built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;

Revised Standard Version
Wisdom has built her house, she has set up her seven pillars.

Young's Literal Translation
Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars -- seven.

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