📖 Proverbs — Chapter 9 (KJV)
Read the complete King James Version chapter below, then explore the passage sections, check what you remember, and keep your private study notes.
Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom hath Rbuilded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Proverbs 9:2 She hath Rkilled Ther beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Proverbs 9:3 She hath Rsent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Proverbs 9:4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Proverbs 9:5 RCome, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Proverbs 9:6 RForsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 9:7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Proverbs 9:8 RReprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 9:9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 9:10 RThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 9:11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Proverbs 9:12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Proverbs 9:13 RA foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
Proverbs 9:14 For Rshe sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Proverbs 9:15 RTo call passengers who go right on their ways:
Proverbs 9:16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Proverbs 9:17 RStolen waters are sweet, and bread Teaten in secret is pleasant.
Proverbs 9:18 But he knoweth not that Rthe dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Proverbs 9:1–6 — Wisdom’s welcoming table
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Wisdom prepares a house and meal and invites the inexperienced to leave folly. Receiving the invitation requires a changed way of living.
Key Truth: Receive wisdom’s invitation.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven …” (Proverbs 9:1)
Find it in Proverbs 9:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… the foolish, and live; and go in the way of ____ .” (Proverbs 9:6)
Find it in Proverbs 9:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Forsake the ____ , and live; and go in the way of understanding.” (Proverbs 9:6)
Find it in Proverbs 9:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Proverbs 9:7–12 — Teachability and reverence
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The wise welcome correction and grow in learning. Reverence for the Lord grounds understanding, while scorn leaves the scorner responsible for refusal.
Key Truth: Welcome correction with reverence.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself ____ : and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself …” (Proverbs 9:7)
Find it in Proverbs 9:7 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the …” (Proverbs 9:10)
Find it in Proverbs 9:10 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a ____ man, and he will love thee.” (Proverbs 9:8)
Find it in Proverbs 9:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Proverbs 9:13–18 — Folly’s deceptive invitation
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Folly also calls from a prominent place, promising stolen pleasures. Her guests do not recognize that the invitation leads toward death.
Key Truth: Distinguish welcome from deception.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “A ____ woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.” (Proverbs 9:13)
Find it in Proverbs 9:13 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth ____ , she saith to him,” (Proverbs 9:16)
Find it in Proverbs 9:16 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But he ____ not that the dead are there; and that her guests …” (Proverbs 9:18)
Find it in Proverbs 9:18 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Proverbs 1:7 — Knowledge begins in reverence for the Lord.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How do you respond when corrected?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does the prepared meal demand a changed path?
2. Why are correction’s outcomes distinguished by the hearer?
3. How does a wise person respond to added instruction?
4. How do the two invitations conceal different destinations?
5. Why does stolen sweetness not establish safety?
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