New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 8:4-13
4“To you, O menH376, I callH7121, And my voiceH6963 is to the sonsH1121 of menH120.5O 12naiveH6612 onesH6612, understandH995 prudenceH6195; And, O 3foolsH3684, understandH995 4wisdomH3820.6ListenH8085, for I will speakH1696 5nobleH5057 thingsH5057; And the openingH4669 of my lipsH8193 will reveal 6rightH4339 thingsH4339.7For my 7mouthH2441 will utterH1897 truthH571; And wickednessH7562 is an abominationH8441 to my lipsH8193.8AllH3605 the utterancesH561 of my mouthH6310 are in righteousnessH6664; ThereH369 is nothingH369 8crookedH6617 or pervertedH6141 in them.9They are allH3605 9straightforwardH5228 to him who understandsH995, And rightH3477 to those who 10findH4672 knowledgeH1847.10TakeH3947 my 11instructionH4148 and not silverH3701, And knowledgeH1847 ratherH4480 thanH4480 choicestH977 goldH2742.11For wisdomH2451 is 12betterH2896 thanH4480 13jewelsH6443; And 14allH3605 desirableH2656 thingsH2656 cannotH3808 compareH7737 with her.
12“I, wisdomH2451, 15dwellH7931 with prudenceH6195, And I findH4672 16knowledgeH1847 and discretionH4209.13The 17fearH3374 of the LordH3068 is to hateH8130 evilH7451; 18PrideH1344 and arroganceH1344 and 19the evilH7451 wayH1870 And the 20pervertedH8419 mouthH6310, I hateH8130.
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 8:5 Lit simple ↩
- 2. Proverbs 8:5 Prov 1:4 ↩
- 3. Proverbs 8:5 Prov 1:22, 32; 3:35 ↩
- 4. Proverbs 8:5 Lit heart ↩
- 5. Proverbs 8:6 Prov 22:20 ↩
- 6. Proverbs 8:6 Prov 23:16 ↩
- 7. Proverbs 8:7 Ps 37:30; John 8:14; Rom 15:8 ↩
- 8. Proverbs 8:8 Deut 32:5; Prov 2:15; Phil 2:15 ↩
- 9. Proverbs 8:9 Prov 14:6 ↩
- 10. Proverbs 8:9 Prov 3:13 ↩
- 11. Proverbs 8:10 Prov 3:14, 15; 8:19 ↩
- 12. Proverbs 8:11 Job 28:15, 18; Ps 19:10 ↩
- 13. Proverbs 8:11 Lit corals ↩
- 14. Proverbs 8:11 Prov 3:15 ↩
- 15. Proverbs 8:12 Prov 8:5 ↩
- 16. Proverbs 8:12 Prov 1:4 ↩
- 17. Proverbs 8:13 Prov 3:7; 16:6 ↩
- 18. Proverbs 8:13 1 Sam 2:3; Prov 16:18; Is 13:11 ↩
- 19. Proverbs 8:13 Prov 15:9 ↩
- 20. Proverbs 8:13 Prov 6:12 ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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