Proverbs 8:1-21 - Wisdom Calls

¹ Shall not wisdom call, and understanding give her voice? ² She stood upon the head of the heights, upon the way of the house of the beaten paths. ³ At the hand of the gates, at the mouth of the city from the coming in of the doors she will cry: ⁴ To you, ye men, I shall call, and my voice is to the sons of man. ⁵ Understand craftiness, ye simple: and ye foolish, understand the heart ⁶ Hear ye, for I will speak dear things; and the openings of my lips uprightnesses. ⁷ For my palate shall meditate the truth, and evil is the abomination of my lips. ⁸ In justice are all the sayings of my mouth; nothing in them crooked and perverse. ⁹ All of them straight to him understanding, and right to those finding knowledge. ¹⁰ Receive my instruction and not silver and knowledge above tried gold. ¹¹ For wisdom is good above pearls, and all delights shall not be made equal with her. ¹² I wisdom dwelt with prudence, and I shall find the knowledge of machinations. ¹³ The fear of Jehovah hates evil: pride and haughtiness, and the evil way, and the mouth of perverseness I hated. ¹⁴ To me counsel and wisdom: I am understanding; to me is strength. ¹⁵ By me kings shall reign, and princes shall decree justice. ¹⁶ By me chiefs shall have dominion, and nobles all judging the earth. ¹⁷ I loved those loving me: and they seeking me shall find me. ¹⁸ Riches and honor are with me; splendid riches and justice. ¹⁹ My fruit is good above gold, and above pure gold; and my gain above tried silver. ²⁰ I shall go in the way of justice, in the midst of the beaten paths of judgment: ²¹ To cause those loving me to inherit existence: and I will fill their treasures.