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- 8:1
- Doth
not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
- 8:2
- She standeth in the top of high places,
by the way in the places of the paths.
- 8:3
- She crieth at the gates, at the entry of
the city, at the coming in at the doors.
- 8:4
- Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is
to the sons of man.
- 8:5
- O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye
fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
- 8:6
- Hear; for I will speak of excellent
things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
- 8:7
- For my mouth shall speak truth; and
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
- 8:8
- All the words of my mouth are in
righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
- 8:9
- They are all plain to him that
understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
- 8:10
- Receive my instruction, and not silver;
and knowledge rather than choice gold.
- 8:11
- For wisdom is better than rubies; and all
the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
- 8:12
- I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find
out knowledge of witty inventions.
- 8:13
- The fear of the LORD is to hate evil:
pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I
hate.
- 8:14
- Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am
understanding; I have strength.
- 8:15
- By me kings reign, and princes decree
justice.
- 8:16
- By me princes rule, and nobles, even all
the judges of the earth.
- 8:17
- I love them that love me; and those that
seek me early shall find me.
- 8:18
- Riches and honour are with me; yea,
durable riches and righteousness.
- 8:19
- My fruit is better than gold, yea, than
fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
- 8:20
- I lead in the way of righteousness, in
the midst of the paths of judgment:
- 8:21
- That I may cause those that love me to
inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
- 8:22
- The LORD possessed me in the beginning of
his way, before his works of old.
- 8:23
- I was set up from everlasting, from the
beginning, or ever the earth was.
- 8:24
- When there were no depths, I was brought
forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
- 8:25
- Before the mountains were settled, before
the hills was I brought forth:
- 8:26
- While as yet he had not made the earth,
nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
- 8:27
- When he prepared the heavens, I was
there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
- 8:28
- When he established the clouds above:
when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
- 8:29
- When he gave to the sea his decree, that
the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the
foundations of the earth:
- 8:30
- Then I was by him, as one brought up with
him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
- 8:31
- Rejoicing in the habitable part of his
earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
- 8:32
- Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye
children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
- 8:33
- Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse
it not.
- 8:34
- Blessed is the man that heareth me,
watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
- 8:35
- For whoso findeth me findeth life, and
shall obtain favour of the LORD.
- 8:36
- But he that sinneth against me wrongeth
his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
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