Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 8

1Does notH3808 wisdomH2451 call outH7121, and understandingH8394 raiseH5414 her voiceH6963?2On the heightsH7218 H4791 overlookingH5921 the roadH1870, at the crossroadsH1004 H5410 she takes her standH5324.3BesideH3027 the gatesH8179 toH6310 the cityH7176, at the entrancesH3996 H6607 she cries outH7442:

4“To youH413, O menH376, I call outH7121,and my cryH6963 is toH413 the sonsH1121 of menH120.5O simple onesH6612, learnH995 to be shrewdH6195;O foolsH3684, gain understandingH995 H3820.16ListenH8085, forH3588 I speakH1696 of noble thingsH5057,and the openingH4669 of my lipsH8193 will reveal rightH4339.

7ForH3588 my mouthH2441 will speakH1897 the truthH571,and wickednessH7562 is detestableH8441 to my lipsH8193.8AllH3605 the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310 are righteousH6664;noneH369 are crookedH6617 or perverseH6141.9TheyH3605 are all plainH5228 to the discerningH995,and uprightH3477 to those who findH4672 knowledgeH1847.10ReceiveH3947 my instructionH4148 instead ofH408 silverH3701,and knowledgeH1847 rather than pureH977 goldH2742.11ForH3588 wisdomH2451 is more preciousH2896 than rubiesH6443,and nothingH3605 H3808 you desireH2656 comparesH7737 with her.

12IH589, wisdomH2451, dwell togetherH7931 with prudenceH6195,and I findH4672 knowledgeH1847 and discretionH4209.13To fearH3374 the LORDH3068 is to hateH8130 evilH7451;I hateH8130 arrogantH1347 prideH1344, evilH7451 conductH1870, and perverseH8419 speechH6310.14CounselH6098 and sound judgmentH8454 are mine;IH589 have insightH998 and strengthH1369.15By me kingsH4428 reignH4427,and rulersH7336 enact justH6664 lawsH2710;16By me princesH8269 ruleH8323,and allH3605 noblesH5081 who governH8199 justlyH6664.2

17IH589 loveH157 those who love meH157,and those who seek me earlyH7836 shall find meH4672.18With meH854 are richesH6239 and honorH3519,enduringH6276 wealthH1952 and righteousnessH6666.19My fruitH6529 is betterH2896 than goldH2742, pure goldH6337,and my harvestH8393 surpasses choiceH977 silverH3701.20I walkH1980 in the wayH734 of righteousnessH6666,alongH8432 the pathsH5410 of justiceH4941,21bestowingH5157 wealthH3426 on those who love meH157and makingH4390 their treasuries fullH214.

22The LORDH3068 created meH7069 as His firstH7225 courseH1870,3beforeH6924 His worksH4659 of oldH227.23From everlastingH5769 I was establishedH5258,from the beginningH7218, before the earthH776 beganH6924.24When there were noH369 watery depthsH8415, I was brought forthH2342,when noH369 springsH4599 were overflowingH3513 with waterH4325.25BeforeH2962 the mountainsH2022 were settledH2883,beforeH6440 the hillsH1389, I was brought forthH2342,26beforeH5704 H3808 He madeH6213 the landH776 or fieldsH2351,or anyH7218 of the dustH6083 of the earthH8398.

27IH589 was thereH8033 when He establishedH3559 the heavensH8064,when He inscribedH2710 a circleH2329 onH5921 the faceH6440 of the deepH8415,28when He establishedH553 the cloudsH7834 aboveH4605,when the fountainsH5869 of the deepH8415 gushed forthH5810,29when He setH7760 a boundaryH2706 for the seaH3220,so that the watersH4325 would notH3808 surpassH5674 His commandH6310,when He marked outH2710 the foundationsH4144 of the earthH776.30Then I wasH1961 a skilled craftsmanH525 at His sideH681,andH1961 His delightH8191 4 dayH3117 by dayH3117,rejoicingH7832 alwaysH3605 H6256 in His presenceH6440.31I was rejoicingH7832 in His whole worldH8398 H776,delightingH8191 togetherH854 in the sonsH1121 of menH120.

32Now thereforeH6258, my sonsH1121, listenH8085 to me,for blessedH835 are those who keepH8104 my waysH1870.33ListenH8085 to instructionH4148 and be wiseH2449;do notH408 ignore itH6544.34BlessedH835 is the manH120 who listensH8085 to me,watchingH8245 dailyH3117 atH5921 my doorsH1817,waitingH8104 at the postsH4201 of my doorwayH6607.35ForH3588 whoever finds meH4672 findsH4672 lifeH2416and obtainsH6329 the favorH7522 of the LORDH3068.36But he who fails to find meH2398 harmsH2554 himselfH5315;allH3605 who hate meH8130 loveH157 deathH4194.”

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