Proverbs 8
8
The Commendation of Wisdom
1Does not wisdom call,
And understanding lift up her voice?
2On top of the heights beside the way,
Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3Beside the gates, at the opening to the city,
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
4“To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
5O naive ones, understand prudence;
And, O fools, understand wisdom.
6Listen, for I will speak noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
7For my mouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.
9They are all straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
10Take my instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
11For wisdom is better than jewels;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
12“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And I find knowledge and discretion.
13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
14Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power is mine.
15By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
17I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.
18Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness.
19My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield better than choicest silver.
20I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
22“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23From everlasting I was established,
From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.
24When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no springs abounding with water.
25Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills I was brought forth;
26While He had not yet made the earth and the fields,
Nor the first dust of the world.
27When He established the heavens, I was there,
When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
28When He made firm the skies above,
When the springs of the deep became fixed,
29When He set for the sea its boundary
So that the water would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth;
30Then I was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
31Rejoicing in the world, His earth,
And having my delight in the sons of men.
32“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed are they who keep my ways.
33Heed instruction and be wise,
And do not neglect it.
34Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
35For he who finds me finds life
And obtains favor from the Lord.
36But he who sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love death.”
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Proverbs 8
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1Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice? 2On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand. 3Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud. 4Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man: 5O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense. 6Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them. 9They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. 10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold: 11for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.
12I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find the knowledge which cometh of reflection. 13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate. 14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength. 15By me kings reign, and rulers make just decrees; 16by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth. 17I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me. 18Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness. 19My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 21that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.
22Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was. 24When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth; 26while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world. 27When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep; 28when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong; 29when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30then I was by him his nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 31rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sons of men.
32And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways: 33hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not. 34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah; 36but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.