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