Proverbs 8 : 1 (NCV)
Wisdom calls to you like someone shouting; understanding raises her voice.
Proverbs 8 : 2 (NCV)
On the hilltops along the road and at the crossroads, she stands calling.
Proverbs 8 : 3 (NCV)
Beside the city gates, at the entrances into the city, she calls out:
Proverbs 8 : 4 (NCV)
"Listen, everyone, I'm calling out to you; I am shouting to all people.
Proverbs 8 : 5 (NCV)
You who are uneducated, be smarter. You who are foolish, get understanding.
Proverbs 8 : 6 (NCV)
Listen, because I have important things to say, and what I tell you is right.
Proverbs 8 : 7 (NCV)
What I say is true, I refuse to speak evil.
Proverbs 8 : 8 (NCV)
Everything I say is honest; nothing I say is crooked or false.
Proverbs 8 : 9 (NCV)
People with good sense know what I say is true; and those with knowledge know my words are right.
Proverbs 8 : 10 (NCV)
Choose my teachings instead of silver, and knowledge rather than the finest gold.
Proverbs 8 : 11 (NCV)
Wisdom is more precious than rubies. Nothing you could want is equal to it.
Proverbs 8 : 12 (NCV)
"I am wisdom, and I am smart. I also have knowledge and good sense.
Proverbs 8 : 13 (NCV)
If you respect the Lord, you will also hate evil. I hate pride and bragging, evil ways and lies.
Proverbs 8 : 14 (NCV)
I have good sense and advice, and I have understanding and power.
Proverbs 8 : 15 (NCV)
I help kings to govern and rulers to make fair laws.
Proverbs 8 : 16 (NCV)
Princes use me to lead, and so do all important people who judge fairly.
Proverbs 8 : 17 (NCV)
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
Proverbs 8 : 18 (NCV)
Riches and honor are mine to give. So are wealth and lasting success.
Proverbs 8 : 19 (NCV)
What I give is better than the finest gold, better than the purest silver.
Proverbs 8 : 20 (NCV)
I do what is right and follow the path of justice.
Proverbs 8 : 21 (NCV)
I give wealth to those who love me, filling their houses with treasures.
Proverbs 8 : 22 (NCV)
"I, wisdom, was with the Lord when he began his work, long before he made anything else.
Proverbs 8 : 23 (NCV)
I was created in the very beginning, even before the world began.
Proverbs 8 : 24 (NCV)
I was born before there were oceans, or springs overflowing with water,
Proverbs 8 : 25 (NCV)
before the hills were there, before the mountains were put in place.
Proverbs 8 : 26 (NCV)
God had not made the earth or fields, not even the first dust of the earth.
Proverbs 8 : 27 (NCV)
I was there when God put the skies in place, when he stretched the horizon over the oceans,
Proverbs 8 : 28 (NCV)
when he made the clouds above and put the deep underground springs in place.
Proverbs 8 : 29 (NCV)
I was there when he ordered the sea not to go beyond the borders he had set. I was there when he laid the earth's foundation.
Proverbs 8 : 30 (NCV)
I was like a child by his side. I was delighted every day, enjoying his presence all the time,
Proverbs 8 : 31 (NCV)
enjoying the whole world, and delighted with all its people.
Proverbs 8 : 32 (NCV)
"Now, my children, listen to me, because those who follow my ways are happy.
Proverbs 8 : 33 (NCV)
Listen to my teaching, and you will be wise; do not ignore it.
Proverbs 8 : 34 (NCV)
Happy are those who listen to me, watching at my door every day, waiting at my open doorway.
Proverbs 8 : 35 (NCV)
Those who find me find life, and the Lord will be pleased with them.
Proverbs 8 : 36 (NCV)
Those who do not find me hurt themselves. Those who hate me love death."
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