Common English Bible

Proverbs 9:9-16 Common English Bible (CEB)

9. Teach the wise, and they will become wiser;inform the righteous, and their learning will increase.

10. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord;the knowledge of the holy one is understanding.

11. Through me your days will be many;years will be added to your life.

12. If you are wise, it is to your benefit;if you are cynical, you will bear it all alone.

13. Woman Folly is noisy;she’s stupid and doesn’t even know it.

14. She sits at the doorway of her house,on a seat at the city heights.

15. She invites those who pass by on the path,those going straight on their way.

16. "Whoever is naive, come in here,"she says to those who lack sense.