1 Doth not wisdom חָכְמָ֥ה chokh.mah H2451 cry ? and understanding וּ֝תְבוּנָ֗ה u.te.vu.Nah H8394 give תִּתֵּ֥ן ti.Ten H5414 forth her voice קוֹלָֽהּ׃ ko.Lah H6963 ? 3 Beside the gates H8179 , at the entry of the city , at the coming in at the doors H6607 , she crieth aloud תָּרֹֽנָּה׃ ta.Ro.nah H7442 . 5 O ye simple, understand הָבִ֣ינוּ ha.Vi.nu H995 prudence עָרְמָ֑ה 'a.re.Mah H6195 ; and ye foolish , understand הָבִ֥ינוּ ha.Vi.nu H995 sense . 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 palate חִכִּ֑י chi.Ki H2441 shall meditate 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 tortuous 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 equal to it . 12 I wisdom חָ֭כְמָה chokh.mah H2451 dwell שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי sha.Khan.ti H7931 [ with ] prudence עָרְמָ֑ה 'a.re.Mah H6195 , and find אֶמְצָֽא׃ 'em.Tza' H4672 the knowledge וְדַ֖עַת ve.Da.'at H1847 [which cometh] of reflection. 13 The fear יִֽרְאַ֣ת yir.'At H3374 of Jehovah is to hate שְֽׂנֹ֫את se.Not H8130 evil רָ֥ע ra' H7451 ; pride H1347 , and arrogancy, and the evil רָ֭ע ra' H7451 way וְדֶ֣רֶךְ ve.De.rekh H1870 , and the froward mouth וּפִ֨י u.Fi H6310 do I hate שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃ sa.Ne.ti H8130 . 14 Counsel עֵ֭צָה 'E.tzah H6098 is mine, and sound וְתוּשִׁיָּ֑ה ve.tu.shi.Yah H8454 wisdom H8454 : I am intelligence; I have strength גְבוּרָֽה׃ ge.vu.Rah H1369 . 15 By me kings מְלָכִ֣ים me.la.Khim H4428 reign יִמְלֹ֑כוּ yim.Lo.khu H4427 , and rulers וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗ים ve.roz.Nim H7336 make just decrees; 16 by me princes שָׂרִ֣ים sa.Rim H8269 rule יָשֹׂ֑רוּ ya.So.ru H8323 , and nobles וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים u.ne.di.Vim H5081 , all the judges H8199 of the earth. 17 I love אֹהֲבַ֣י 'o.ha.vei.i H157 those that love אֵהָ֑ב 'e.Hav H157 me ; and they that seek וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י u.me.sha.cha.Rai H7836 me early shall find יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ yim.tza.'U.ni H4672 me . 18 Riches H6239 and honour are with me; durable wealth ה֥וֹן Hon H1952 and righteousness וּצְדָקָֽה׃ u.tze.da.Kah H6666 . 19 My fruit פִּ֭רְיִי Pir.yi H6529 is better ט֣וֹב Tov H2896 than fine gold וּמִפָּ֑ז u.mi.Paz H6337 , yea, than pure H6337 gold H6337 ; and my revenue than choice silver מִכֶּ֥סֶף mi.Ke.sef H3701 . 20 I walk אֲהַלֵּ֑ך 'a.ha.Lekh H1980 in the path בְּאֹֽרַח־ be.'o.rach- H734 of righteousness צְדָקָ֥ה tze.da.Kah H6666 , in the midst בְּ֝ת֗וֹךְ be.Tokh H8432 of the paths H734 of judgment H4941 : 21 that I may cause those that love אֹהֲבַ֥י׀ 'o.ha.Vai H157 me to inherit H5157 substance; and I will fill אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ 'a.ma.Le' H4390 their treasuries וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם ve.'o.tze.Ro.tei.Hem H214 . 22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way דַּרְכּ֑וֹ dar.Ko H1870 , before his works of old. 23 I was set up from eternity , from the beginning , before the earth אָֽרֶץ׃ 'A.retz H776 was . 24 When there were no depths H8415 , I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water מָֽיִם׃ Ma.yim H4325 . 25 Before the mountains הָרִ֣ים ha.Rim H2022 were settled , before the hills גְבָע֣וֹת ge.va.'ot H1389 was I brought forth; 26 while as yet he had not made H6213 the earth אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz H776 , nor the fields , nor the beginning of the dust עָפְר֥וֹת a.fe.Rot H6083 of the world תֵּבֵֽל׃ te.Vel H8398 . 27 When he prepared H3559 the heavens שָׁ֭מַיִם Sha.ma.yim H8064 I was there ; when he ordained the circle ח֝֗וּג Chug H2329 upon the face H6440 of the deep תְהֽוֹם׃ te.Hom H8415 ; 28 when he established the skies above , when the fountains of the deep תְּהוֹם׃ te.hom H8415 became strong H553 ; 29 when he imposed on the sea לַיָּ֨ם׀ lai.Yam H3220 his decree H2706 that the waters וּ֭מַיִם U.ma.yim H4325 should not pass H5674 his commandment , when he appointed H7760 the foundations מ֣וֹסְדֵי Mos.dei H4144 of the earth אָֽרֶץ׃ 'A.retz H776 : 30 then I was H1961 by him [ his ] nursling, and I was H1961 daily his delight שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים Sha.'a.shu.'im H8191 , rejoicing always before him ; 31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth אַרְצ֑וֹ 'ar.Tzo H776 , and my delights [ were ] with the sons H1121 of men H120 . 34 Blessed is the man H120 that heareth me , watching לִשְׁקֹ֣ד lish.Kod H8245 daily at my gates , waiting at the posts of my doors דַּ֭לְתֹתַי Dal.to.tai H1817 . 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life חַיִּ֑ים chai.Yim H2416 , and obtaineth favour of Jehovah ; 36 but he that sinneth against me doeth violence H2554 to his own H5315 soul H5315 : all they that hate מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗י me.san.'Ai H8130 me love אָ֣הֲבוּ 'A.ha.vu H157 death מָֽוֶת׃ פ Ma.vet H4194 . ← Proverbs 7 Proverbs 9 → Commentaries on Proverbs 8 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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