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Proverbs 8

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

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

2 [Wisdom] takes its stand on high ground, by the wayside where the roads meet,

3 near the gates to the city. At the entrance [wisdom] sings its song,

4 "I am calling to all of you, and my appeal is to all people.

5 You gullible people, learn how to be sensible. You fools, get a heart that has understanding.

6 Listen! I am speaking about noble things, and my lips will say what is right.

7 My mouth expresses the truth, and wickedness is disgusting to my lips.

8 Everything I say is fair, and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it.

9 All of it is clear to a person who has understanding and right to those who have acquired knowledge.

10 Take my discipline, not silver, and my knowledge rather than fine gold,

11 because wisdom is better than jewels. Nothing you desire can equal it.

12 "I, Wisdom, live with insight, and I acquire knowledge and foresight.

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

14 Advice and priceless wisdom are mine. I, Understanding, have strength.

15 Through me kings reign, and rulers decree fair laws.

16 Through me princes rule, so do nobles and all fair judges.

17 I love those who love me. Those eagerly looking for me will find me.

18 I have riches and honor, lasting wealth and righteousness.

19 What I produce is better than gold, pure gold. What I yield is better than fine silver.

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

21 to give an inheritance to those who love me and to fill their treasuries.

22 "The LORD already possessed me long ago, when his way began, before any of his works.

23 I was appointed from everlasting from the first, before the earth began.

24 I was born before there were oceans, before there were springs filled with water.

25 I was born before the mountains were settled in their places and before the hills,

26 when he had not yet made land or fields or the first dust of the world.

27 "When he set up the heavens, I was there. When he traced the horizon on the surface of the ocean,

28 when he established the skies above, when he determined the currents in the ocean,

29 when he set a limit for the sea so the waters would not overstep his command, when he traced the foundations of the earth,

30 I was beside him as a master craftsman. I made him happy day after day, I rejoiced in front of him all the time,

31 found joy in his inhabited world, and delighted in the human race.

32 "Now, sons, listen to me. Blessed are those who follow my ways.

33 Listen to discipline, and become wise. Do not leave my ways.

34 Blessed is the person who listens to me, watches at my door day after day, and waits by my doorposts.

35 Whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.

36 Whoever sins against me harms himself. All 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.”