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Proverbs - Chapter 8

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

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