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Proverbs 8

New Century Version NCV

1 Wisdom calls to you like someone shouting; understanding raises her voice.

2 On the hilltops along the road and at the crossroads, she stands calling.

3 Beside the city gates, at the entrances into the city, she calls out:

4 "Listen, everyone, I'm calling out to you; I am shouting to all people.

5 You who are uneducated, be smarter. You who are foolish, get understanding.

6 Listen, because I have important things to say, and what I tell you is right.

7 What I say is true, I refuse to speak evil.

8 Everything I say is honest; nothing I say is crooked or false.

9 People with good sense know what I say is true; and those with knowledge know my words are right.

10 Choose my teachings instead of silver, and knowledge rather than the finest gold.

11 Wisdom is more precious than rubies. Nothing you could want is equal to it.

12 "I am wisdom, and I am smart. I also have knowledge and good sense.

13 If you respect the Lord, you will also hate evil. I hate pride and bragging, evil ways and lies.

14 I have good sense and advice, and I have understanding and power.

15 I help kings to govern and rulers to make fair laws.

16 Princes use me to lead, and so do all important people who judge fairly.

17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

18 Riches and honor are mine to give. So are wealth and lasting success.

19 What I give is better than the finest gold, better than the purest silver.

20 I do what is right and follow the path of justice.

21 I give wealth to those who love me, filling their houses with treasures.

22 "I, wisdom, was with the Lord when he began his work, long before he made anything else.

23 I was created in the very beginning, even before the world began.

24 I was born before there were oceans, or springs overflowing with water,

25 before the hills were there, before the mountains were put in place.

26 God had not made the earth or fields, not even the first dust of the earth.

27 I was there when God put the skies in place, when he stretched the horizon over the oceans,

28 when he made the clouds above and put the deep underground springs in place.

29 I was there when he ordered the sea not to go beyond the borders he had set. I was there when he laid the earth's foundation.

30 I was like a child by his side. I was delighted every day, enjoying his presence all the time,

31 enjoying the whole world, and delighted with all its people.

32 "Now, my children, listen to me, because those who follow my ways are happy.

33 Listen to my teaching, and you will be wise; do not ignore it.

34 Happy are those who listen to me, watching at my door every day, waiting at my open doorway.

35 Those who find me find life, and the Lord will be pleased with them.

36 Those who do not find me hurt themselves. Those who hate me love death."

New International Version NIV

1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

2 At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

3 beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:

4 “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.

5 You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.

6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.

7 My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.

8 All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.

9 To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.

10 Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,

11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.

13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power.

15 By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just;

16 by me princes govern, and nobles—all who rule on earth.

17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.

19 My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.

20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.

22 “The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works,before his deeds of old;

23 I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.

24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing with water;

25 before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,

26 before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth.

27 I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,

28 when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,

29 when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

30 Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,

31 rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.

32 “Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.

34 Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.

35 For those who find me find life and receive favor from the LORD.

36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”