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