| | King James | American std |
| 1 | Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: | Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars: |
| 2 | She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. | She hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table: |
| 3 | She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, | She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city: |
| 4 | Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, | Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him, |
| 5 | Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. | Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled. |
| 6 | Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. | Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding. |
| 7 | He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. | He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot. |
| 8 | Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. | Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. |
| 9 | Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. | Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. |
| 10 | The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. | The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
| 11 | For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. | For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased. |
| 12 | If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. | If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it. |
| 13 | A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. | The foolish woman is clamorous; [She is] simple, and knoweth nothing. |
| 14 | For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, | And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city, |
| 15 | To call passengers who go right on their ways: | To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways: |
| 16 | Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, | Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him, |
| 17 | Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. | Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant. |
| 18 | But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. | But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol. |
