Proverbs 8 (TRV)

From Textus Receptus

• 1 Does not wisdom shout out, and understanding lift up her voice?
• 2 She takes her stand on the top of the high places, beside the way in the places of pathways.
• 3 She shouts at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entrance of the doors:
• 4 “To you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
• 5 O you simple ones, understand prudence, and you fools, be of an understanding heart.
• 6 Listen, because I will speak of excellent things, and from the opening of my lips will be right things;
• 7 because, my mouth will speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
• 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
• 9 They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.
• 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold;
• 11 because, wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things may be desired cannot be compared to it.
• 12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of clever inventions.
• 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.
• 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.
• 15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice.
• 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
• 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early will find me.
• 18 Riches and honor are with me, yes, durable riches and righteousness.
• 19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver.
• 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgement,
• 21 that I may cause those who love me to inherit substance, and I will fill their treasuries.
• 22 “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, before His works of old.
• 23 I was established from everlasting, from the beginning, before there ever was an earth.
• 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, I was brought forth;
• 26 while as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, or the highest piece of the dust of the world.
• 27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there, when He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
• 28 when He established the clouds above, when He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
• 29 when He assigned to the sea its limit, that the waters would not pass His commandment, when He appointed the foundations of the earth,
• 30 then I was by Him, like one brought up with Him; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him,
• 31 rejoicing in the habitable part of the earth, and my delights were with the sons of men.
• 32 “Now therefore, listen to me, O you children, because blessed are those who keep my ways.
• 33 Hear instruction and be wise, and do not refuse it.
• 34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
• 35 Because, whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from the LORD;
• 36 but he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.”