Proverbs 8

From Textus Receptus

• 1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

• 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

• 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

• 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

• 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

• 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

• 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

• 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

• 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

• 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

• 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

• 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

• 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

• 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

• 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

• 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

• 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

• 18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

• 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

• 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

• 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

• 22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

• 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

• 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

• 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

• 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

• 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

• 28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

• 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:

• 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

• 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

• 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

• 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

• 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

• 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

• 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.