Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 9
⁴ "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
⁵ "Come, 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 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
⁹ Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
¹⁰ "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
¹¹ For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
¹² If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone."
¹³ A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing.
¹⁴ For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city,