7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.
8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you;
rebuke the wise and they will love you.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
The Mocker will only hate you
and insult you for your correction.
The Wicked will abuse you for it.
The Wise will love you for it.
24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
when there were no springs overflowing with water;
25 before the mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,
26 before he made the world or its fields
or any of the dust of the earth.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
Wisdom was born before:
oceans
springs
mountains
hills
world
fields
dust of the earth
10 Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 (She is unruly and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)
NIV
PCDC Commentary
This woman is another man’s wife,
dressed like a prostitute
and strutting around
with devious motives.
32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.
33 Blows and disgrace are his lot,
and his shame will never be wiped away.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
An adulterous man is stupid
and will be humiliated for life.
3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil;
4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,
sharp as a double-edged sword.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
The Adulteress offers honey and oil,
but delivers bitterness and pain.
