Proverbs 9:12

אִם ־ חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ תִשָּֽׂא ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

In Context

11כִּי ־ בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים ׃

13אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל ־ יָדְעָה מָּֽה ׃

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Cross References

Job 19:4וְאַף ־ אָמְנָם שָׁגִיתִי אִתִּי תָּלִין מְשׁוּגָתִֽי ׃

Job 22:3הַחֵפֶץ לְשַׁדַּי כִּי תִצְדָּק וְאִם ־ בֶּצַע כִּֽי ־ תַתֵּם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ ׃

Job 35:6אִם ־ חָטָאתָ מַה ־ תִּפְעָל ־ בּוֹ וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה ־ תַּעֲשֶׂה ־ לּֽוֹ ׃

Isaiah 28:22וְעַתָּה אַל ־ תִּתְלוֹצָצוּ פֶּֽן ־ יֶחְזְקוּ מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶם כִּֽי ־ כָלָה וְנֶחֱרָצָה שָׁמַעְתִּי מֵאֵת אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאוֹת עַל ־ כָּל ־ הָאָֽרֶץ ׃

Zechariah 12:14כֹּל הַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת הַנִּשְׁאָרוֹת מִשְׁפָּחֹת מִשְׁפָּחֹת לְבָד וּנְשֵׁיהֶם לְבָֽד ׃ ס

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:2-13

The Invitation of Wisdom. 1 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. 3 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, 5 Come, eat 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. 7 He that… Read the whole commentary →

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