5 O ye simple, understand הָבִ֣ינוּ ha.Vi.nu H995 prudence עָרְמָ֑ה 'a.re.Mah H6195 ; And , ye fools וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים u.khe.si.Lim H3684 , be of an understanding הָבִ֥ינוּ ha.Vi.nu H995 heart לֵֽב׃ Lev H3820 . 6 Hear H8085 , for I will speak אֲדַבֵּ֑ר 'a.da.Ber H1696 excellent things ; And the opening of my lips שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י Se.fa.Tai H8193 shall be right things . 7 For my mouth H2441 shall utter יֶהְגֶּ֣ה yeh.Geh H1897 truth אֱ֭מֶת 'E.met H571 ; And wickedness רֶֽשַׁע׃ Re.sha' H7562 is an abomination וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת ve.to.'a.Vat H8441 to my lips שְׂפָתַ֣י se.fa.Tai H8193 . 8 All the words אִמְרֵי־ 'im.rei- H561 of my mouth פִ֑י Fi H6310 are in righteousness בְּצֶ֥דֶק be.Tze.dek H6664 ; There is nothing H369 crooked or perverse H6141 in them. 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right H3477 to them that find לְמֹ֣צְאֵי le.Mo.tze.'ei H4672 knowledge דָֽעַת׃ Da.'at H1847 . 10 Receive H3947 my instruction , and not silver כָּ֑סֶף Ka.sef H3701 ; And knowledge וְ֝דַ֗עַת ve.Da.'at H1847 rather than choice gold מֵחָר֥וּץ me.cha.Rutz H2742 . 11 For wisdom חָ֭כְמָה chokh.mah H2451 is better טוֹבָ֣ה to.Vah H2896 than rubies; And all the things that may be desired H2656 are not to be compared unto it . 12 I wisdom חָ֭כְמָה chokh.mah H2451 have made prudence עָרְמָ֑ה 'a.re.Mah H6195 my dwelling שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי sha.Khan.ti H7931 , And find אֶמְצָֽא׃ 'em.Tza' H4672 out knowledge וְדַ֖עַת ve.Da.'at H1847 and discretion מְזִמּ֣וֹת me.zi.Mot H4209 . Read all of Proverbs 8 ← Proverbs 7 Proverbs 9 → Commentaries on Proverbs 8 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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