Proverbs 8:1-21 - Wisdom Calls
1 Doth not, wisdom, cry aloud? and, understanding, send forth her voice? 2 At the top of the high places above the way, at the place where paths meet, she taketh her stand: 3 Beside the gates, at the entrance of the city, - at the going in of the openings, she shouteth: - 4 Unto you, O men, I call, and, my voice, is unto the sons of men; 5 Understand, ye simple ones, shrewdness, and, ye dullards understand sense; 6 Hear, for, princely things, will I speak, and the opening of my lips shall be of equity; 7 For, faithfulness, shall my mouth softly utter, but, the abomination of my lips, shall be lawlessness; 8 In righteousness, shall be all the sayings of my mouth, nothing therein, shall be crafty or perverse; 9 All of them, shall be plain, to them who would understand, and just, to such as would gain knowledge. 10 Receive my correction, and not silver, and knowledge, rather than choicest gold. 11 For better is wisdom, than ornaments of coral, and, no delightful things, can equal her. 12 I, wisdom, inhabit shrewdness, - and, the knowledge of sagacious things, I gain. 13 The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate. 14 Mine, are counsel, and effective working, I, am understanding, mine, is valour: 15 By me, kings reign, and dignitaries decree righteousness; 16 By me, rulers govern, and nobles - all the righteous judges: 17 I love, them who love me, and, they who diligently seek me, find me: 18 Riches and honour, are with me, lordly wealth, and righteousness; 19 Better is my fruit, than gold - yea fine gold, and mine increase, than choice silver; 20 In the way of righteousness, I march along, in the middle of the paths of justice: 21 That I may cause them who love me to inherit substance, and, their treasuries, I may fill.