Proverbs 8
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Proverbs 8:4-9

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.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 8:5 Lit simple ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 8:5 Prov 1:4 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 8:5 Prov 1:22, 32; 3:35 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 8:5 Lit heart ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 8:6 Prov 22:20 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 8:6 Prov 23:16 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 8:7 Ps 37:30; John 8:14; Rom 15:8 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 8:8 Deut 32:5; Prov 2:15; Phil 2:15 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 8:9 Prov 14:6 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 8:9 Prov 3:13 ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 8

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