Proverbs 8 : 1 (NLT)
Listen as Wisdom calls out! Hear as understanding raises her voice!
Proverbs 8 : 2 (NLT)
On the hilltop along the road, she takes her stand at the crossroads.
Proverbs 8 : 3 (NLT)
By the gates at the entrance to the town, on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
Proverbs 8 : 4 (NLT)
"I call to you, to all of you! I raise my voice to all people.
Proverbs 8 : 5 (NLT)
You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.
Proverbs 8 : 6 (NLT)
Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you. Everything I say is right,
Proverbs 8 : 7 (NLT)
for I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception.
Proverbs 8 : 8 (NLT)
My advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
Proverbs 8 : 9 (NLT)
My words are plain to anyone with understanding, clear to those with knowledge.
Proverbs 8 : 10 (NLT)
Choose my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Proverbs 8 : 11 (NLT)
For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it.
Proverbs 8 : 12 (NLT)
"I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
Proverbs 8 : 13 (NLT)
All who fear the LORD will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech.
Proverbs 8 : 14 (NLT)
Common sense and success belong to me. Insight and strength are mine.
Proverbs 8 : 15 (NLT)
Because of me, kings reign, and rulers make just decrees.
Proverbs 8 : 16 (NLT)
Rulers lead with my help, and nobles make righteous judgments.
Proverbs 8 : 17 (NLT)
"I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.
Proverbs 8 : 18 (NLT)
I have riches and honor, as well as enduring wealth and justice.
Proverbs 8 : 19 (NLT)
My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold, my wages better than sterling silver!
Proverbs 8 : 20 (NLT)
I walk in righteousness, in paths of justice.
Proverbs 8 : 21 (NLT)
Those who love me inherit wealth. I will fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 8 : 22 (NLT)
"The LORD formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.
Proverbs 8 : 23 (NLT)
I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began.
Proverbs 8 : 24 (NLT)
I was born before the oceans were created, before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
Proverbs 8 : 25 (NLT)
Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born--
Proverbs 8 : 26 (NLT)
before he had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil.
Proverbs 8 : 27 (NLT)
I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
Proverbs 8 : 28 (NLT)
I was there when he set the clouds above, when he established springs deep in the earth.
Proverbs 8 : 29 (NLT)
I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth's foundations,
Proverbs 8 : 30 (NLT)
I was the architect at his side. I was his constant delight, rejoicing always in his presence.
Proverbs 8 : 31 (NLT)
And how happy I was with the world he created; how I rejoiced with the human family!
Proverbs 8 : 32 (NLT)
"And so, my children, listen to me, for all who follow my ways are joyful.
Proverbs 8 : 33 (NLT)
Listen to my instruction and be wise. Don't ignore it.
Proverbs 8 : 34 (NLT)
Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!
Proverbs 8 : 35 (NLT)
For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.
Proverbs 8 : 36 (NLT)
But those who miss me injure themselves. All who hate me love death."
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