Proverbs 9:6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
अध्ययन टिप्पणी
Study Note
'Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding' — Wisdom's invitation in Proverbs 9 counterbalances Folly's seduction in verses 13–18, creating the book's sharpest two-way invitation structure: both Wisdom and Folly call from elevated positions to the simple, but with radically different destinations (life versus death). The imperative 'forsake' (azov — leave, abandon) implies that association with the foolish is itself a moral danger requiring active separation, anticipating Paul's 'bad company corrupts good character' (1 Corinthians 15:33). The verse belongs to the tradition connecting wisdom with life that culminates in John 1:4 ('In him was life; and the life was the light of men') — where Wisdom becomes incarnate.
अन्य अनुवाद
Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.
Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.
क्रॉस संदर्भ
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.