Proverbs 9:6-14 Common English Bible (CEB)

6. Abandon your simplistic ways and live;walk in the way of understanding."

7. Whoever instructs the cynic gets insulted;whoever corrects the wicked gets hurt.

8. Don’t correct the impudent, or they will hate you;correct the wise, and they will love you.

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.

Proverbs 9