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Proverbs 8

Common English Bible CEB

1 Doesn't Wisdom cry out and Understanding shout?

2 Atop the heights along the path, at the crossroads she takes her stand.

3 By the gate before the city, at the entrances she shouts:

4 I cry out to you, people; my voice goes out to all of humanity.

5 Understand skill, you who are naive. Take this to heart, you fools.

6 Listen, for I speak things that are correct; from my lips comes what is right.

7 My mouth utters the truth; my lips despise wickedness.

8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; nothing in them is twisted or crooked.

9 All of them are straightforward to those who understand, and upright for the knowledgeable.

10 Take my instruction rather than silver, knowledge rather than choice gold.

11 Wisdom is better than pearls; nothing is more delightful than she.

12 I, Wisdom, dwell with prudence; I have found knowledge and discretion.

13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride and arrogance, the path of evil and corrupt speech.

14 I have advice and ability, as well as understanding and strength.

15 By me kings rule, and princes issue righteous decrees.

16 By me rulers govern, and officials judge righteously.

17 I love those who love me; those who seek me will find me.

18 Riches and honor are with me, as well as enduring wealth and righteousness.

19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold; my crops are better than choice silver.

20 I walk on the way of righteousness, on the paths of justice,

21 to provide for those who love me and to fill up their treasuries.

22 The LORD created me at the beginning of his way, before his deeds long in the past.

23 I was formed in ancient times, at the beginning, before the earth was.

24 When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs flowing with water.

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

26 before God made the earth and the fields or the first of the dry land.

27 I was there when he established the heavens, when he marked out the horizon on the deep sea,

28 when he thickened the clouds above, when he secured the fountains of the deep,

29 when he set a limit for the sea, so the water couldn't go beyond his command, when he marked out the earth's foundations.

30 I was beside him as a master of crafts. I was having fun, smiling before him all the time,

31 frolicking with his inhabited earth and delighting in the human race.

32 Now children, listen to me: Happy are those who keep to my ways!

33 Listen to instruction, and be wise; don't avoid it.

34 Happy are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorposts.

35 Those who find me find life; they gain favor from the LORD.

36 Those who offend me injure themselves; all those who hate me love death.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling? Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice?

2 She's taken her stand at First and Main, at the busiest intersection.

3 Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts,

4 "You - I'm talking to all of you, everyone out here on the streets!

5 Listen, you idiots - learn good sense! You blockheads - shape up!

6 Don't miss a word of this - I'm telling you how to live well, I'm telling you how to live at your best.

7 My mouth chews and savors and relishes truth - I can't stand the taste of evil!

8 You'll only hear true and right words from my mouth; not one syllable will be twisted or skewed.

9 You'll recognize this as true - you with open minds; truth-ready minds will see it at once.

10 Prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money, and God-knowledge over a lucrative career.

11 For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth; nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.

12 "I am Lady Wisdom, and I live next to Sanity; Knowledge and Discretion live just down the street.

13 The Fear-of-God means hating Evil, whose ways I hate with a passion - pride and arrogance and crooked talk.

14 Good counsel and common sense are my characteristics; I am both Insight and the Virtue to live it out.

15 With my help, leaders rule, and lawmakers legislate fairly;

16 With my help, governors govern, along with all in legitimate authority.

17 I love those who love me; those who look for me find me.

18 Wealth and Glory accompany me - also substantial Honor and a Good Name.

19 My benefits are worth more than a big salary, even a very big salary; the returns on me exceed any imaginable bonus.

20 You can find me on Righteous Road - that's where I walk - at the intersection of Justice Avenue,

21 Handing out life to those who love me, filling their arms with life - armloads of life!

22 "God sovereignly made me - the first, the basic - before he did anything else.

23 I was brought into being a long time ago, well before Earth got its start.

24 I arrived on the scene before Ocean, yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes.

25 Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape, I was already there, newborn;

26 Long before God stretched out Earth's Horizons, and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather,

27 And set Sky firmly in place, I was there. When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean,

28 built the vast vault of Heaven, and installed the fountains that fed Ocean,

29 When he drew a boundary for Sea, posted a sign that said, no trespassing, And then staked out Earth's foundations,

30 I was right there with him, making sure everything fit. Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause, always enjoying his company,

31 Delighted with the world of things and creatures, happily celebrating the human family.

32 "So, my dear friends, listen carefully; those who embrace these my ways are most blessed.

33 Mark a life of discipline and live wisely; don't squander your precious life.

34 Blessed the man, blessed the woman, who listens to me, awake and ready for me each morning, alert and responsive as I start my day's work.

35 When you find me, you find life, real life, to say nothing of God's good pleasure.

36 But if you wrong me, you damage your very soul; when you reject me, you're flirting with death."