Proverbs 9  Legacy Standard Bible

⁷ He who ^(M)disciplines a scoffer receives disgrace for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man receives injury for himself.
^8 (N)Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you,
^(O)Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
⁹ Give knowledge to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Make a righteous man know it and he will ^(P)increase his learning.
¹⁰ The ^(Q)fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
¹¹ For ^(R)by me your days will become many,
And years of life will be added to you.
¹² If you are wise, you are wise ^(S)for yourself,
And if you ^(T)scoff, you alone will bear it.

¹³ The woman of ^[c]foolishness is ^(U)boisterous,
A woman of simplicity, and ^(V)does not know anything.
¹⁴ She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by ^(W)the high places of the city,
¹⁵ To call to those who pass by that way,
Who are making their paths straight:
¹⁶ “^(X)Whoever is simple, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks a heart of wisdom she says,
¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet;
And ^(Y)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
¹⁸ But he does not know that the ^[d]dead are there,
That those she called are in the ^(Z)depths of Sheol.