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

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John Wesley's Notes
Explanation posted by John Wesley on 2007-01-01 00:00:00
Christ, under the name of wisdom invites us to his entertainment, ver. 1-6. Foretells the different successes of his invitation, ver. 7-9. Shews the fruit of fearing God, ver. 10-12. Sin, in the person of a foolish woman invites us to her entertainment, ver. 13-17. Which ends in destruction, ver. 18
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