Proverbs 8:15-31

15By me kings reign And rulers decide and decree justice.

16By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge and govern rightly.

17I love those who love me; And those who seek me early and diligently will find me.

18Riches and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness (right standing with God).

19My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield is better than choicest silver.

20I, [Wisdom, continuously] walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,

21That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth and true riches, And that I may fill their treasuries.

22“The Lord created and possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old [were accomplished].

23From everlasting I was established and ordained, From the beginning, before the earth existed, [I, godly wisdom, existed].

24When there were no ocean depths I was born, When there were no fountains and springs overflowing with water.

25Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was born;

26While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Or the first of the dust of the earth.

27When He established the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there; When He drew a circle upon the face of the deep,

28When He made firm the skies above, When the fountains and springs of the deep became fixed and strong,

29When He set for the sea its boundary So that the waters would not transgress [the boundaries set by] His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth—

30Then I was beside Him, as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight; Rejoicing before Him always,

31Rejoicing in the world, His inhabited earth, And having my delight in the sons of men.