The Proverbs 8

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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 ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain