Seek Wisdom

Proverbs 9:1-12

New Living Translation (NLT)

 ¹ Wisdom has built her house;
      she has carved its seven columns.
 ² She has prepared a great banquet,
      mixed the wines, and set the table.
 ³ She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come.
      She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.
 ⁴ “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
      To those who lack good judgment, she says,
 ⁵ “Come, eat my food,
      and drink the wine I have mixed.
 ⁶ Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;
      learn to use good judgment.”
 ⁷ Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
      Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
 ⁸ So don’t bother correcting mockers;
      they will only hate you.
   But correct the wise,
      and they will love you.
 ⁹ Instruct the wise,
      and they will be even wiser.
   Teach the righteous,
      and they will learn even more.
 ¹⁰ Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.
      Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
 ¹¹ Wisdom will multiply your days
      and add years to your life.
 ¹² If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
      If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.