Proverbs 9:4
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
- KJV
- Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- WEB
- “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
- ASV
- Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
- DARBY
- Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,
- BLB
- “Who [is] simple? Let him turn in here!” To the lacking of heart, she says to him:
- ÅB
- Den som er enfoldig, han vende seg hit! Til den som er uten forstand, sier hun:
- OTB
- "La den som er enkel komme hit!" Til den som mangler forstand sier hun,
- B1930
- Den som er enfoldig, han vende sig hit! Til den som er uten forstand, sier hun:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 6:32
He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
Read in contextMatthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
Read in contextProverbs 8:5
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
Read in contextProverbs 9:16
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Read in contextRevelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
Read in contextPsalms 19:7
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Read in contextRevelation 3:17–18
You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Read in contextProverbs 1:22
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
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