Proverbs 9:12 meaning and explanation

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

Proverbs 9:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Proverbs 9 sets two rival invitations before the same simple person: Wisdom, who has built her house and spread her table, and Folly, who sits at her door and promises stolen bread. In verse 12 Wisdom finishes her speech by turning to personal responsibility.

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