Thematic Bible
Proverbs 8:1 (show verse)
And understanding lift up her voice?
Proverbs 8:2 (show verse)
On the top of the heights beside the way,
Where the paths meet, wisdom takes her stand;
Proverbs 8:3 (show verse)
Beside the gates, at the entrance to the city,
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
Proverbs 8:4 (show verse)
“To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is directed to the sons of men.
Proverbs 8:5 (show verse)
“O you naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled], understand prudence and seek astute common sense;
And, O you [closed-minded, self-confident] fools, understand wisdom [seek the insight and self-discipline that leads to godly living].
Proverbs 8:6 (show verse)
“Listen, for I will speak excellent and noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
Proverbs 8:7 (show verse)
“For my mouth will utter truth,
And wickedness is repulsive and loathsome to my lips.
Proverbs 8:8 (show verse)
“All the words of my mouth are in righteousness (upright, in right standing with God);
There is nothing contrary to truth or perverted (crooked) in them.
Proverbs 8:9 (show verse)
“They are all straightforward to him who understands [with an open and willing mind],
And right to those who find knowledge and live by it.
Proverbs 8:10 (show verse)
“Take my instruction rather than [seeking] silver,
And take knowledge rather than choicest gold,
Proverbs 8:11 (show verse)
“For wisdom is better than rubies;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
Proverbs 8:12 (show verse)
“I, [godly] wisdom, reside with prudence [good judgment, moral courage and astute common sense],
And I find knowledge and discretion.
Proverbs 8:13 (show verse)
“The [reverent] fear and worshipful awe of the Lord includes the hatred of evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way,
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
Proverbs 8:14 (show verse)
“Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power and strength are mine.
Proverbs 8:15 (show verse)
“By me kings reign
And rulers decide and decree justice.
Proverbs 8:16 (show verse)
“By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge and govern rightly.
Proverbs 8:17 (show verse)
“I love those who love me;
And those who seek me early and diligently will find me.
Proverbs 8:18 (show verse)
“Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness (right standing with God).
Proverbs 8:19 (show verse)
“My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield is better than choicest silver.
Proverbs 8:20 (show verse)
“I, [Wisdom, continuously] walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
Proverbs 8:21 (show verse)
That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth and true riches,
And that I may fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 8:22 (show verse)
“The Lord created and possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old [were accomplished].
Proverbs 8:23 (show verse)
“From everlasting I was established and ordained,
From the beginning, before the earth existed, [I, godly wisdom, existed].
Proverbs 8:24 (show verse)
“When there were no ocean depths I was born,
When there were no fountains and springs overflowing with water.
Proverbs 8:25 (show verse)
“Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was born;
Proverbs 8:26 (show verse)
While He had not yet made the earth and the fields,
Or the first of the dust of the earth.
Proverbs 8:27 (show verse)
“When He established the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there;
When He drew a circle upon the face of the deep,
Proverbs 8:28 (show verse)
When He made firm the skies above,
When the fountains and springs of the deep became fixed and strong,
Proverbs 8:29 (show verse)
When He set for the sea its boundary
So that the waters would not transgress [the boundaries set by] His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth—
Proverbs 8:30 (show verse)
Then I was beside Him, as a master craftsman;
And I was daily His delight;
Rejoicing before Him always,
Proverbs 8:31 (show verse)
Rejoicing in the world, His inhabited earth,
And having my delight in the sons of men.
Proverbs 8:32 (show verse)
“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] are they who keep my ways.
Proverbs 8:33 (show verse)
“Heed (pay attention to) instruction and be wise,
And do not ignore or neglect it.
Proverbs 8:34 (show verse)
“Blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
Proverbs 8:35 (show verse)
“For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life
And obtains favor and grace from the Lord.
Proverbs 8:36 (show verse)
“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love and court death.”