Thematic Bible
Proverbs 8:1 (show verse)
Isn't wisdom calling out; isn't understanding raising her voice?
Proverbs 8:2 (show verse)
On top of the highest places along the road she stands where the roads meet.
Proverbs 8:3 (show verse)
Beside the gates, at the city entrance at the entrance to the portals she cries aloud:
Proverbs 8:4 (show verse)
"I'm calling to you, men! What I have to say pertains to all mankind!
Proverbs 8:5 (show verse)
Understand prudence, you naive people; and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.
Proverbs 8:6 (show verse)
Listen, because I have noble things to say, and what I have to say will reveal what is right.
Proverbs 8:7 (show verse)
For my mouth speaks the truth wickedness is detestable to me.
Proverbs 8:8 (show verse)
Everything I have to say is just; there isn't anything corrupt or perverse in my speech.
Proverbs 8:9 (show verse)
Everything I say is sensible to someone who understands, and correct to those who have acquired knowledge.
Proverbs 8:10 (show verse)
Grab hold of my instruction in lieu of money and knowledge instead of the finest gold,
Proverbs 8:11 (show verse)
because wisdom is better than precious gems and nothing you desire can compare to it."
Proverbs 8:12 (show verse)
"I, wisdom, am related to prudence. I know how to be discreet.
Proverbs 8:13 (show verse)
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. Pride, arrogance, an evil lifestyle, and perverted speech I despise.
Proverbs 8:14 (show verse)
Counsel belongs to me, along with sound judgment. I am understanding. Power belongs to me.
Proverbs 8:15 (show verse)
Kings reign by me, and rulers dispense justice through me.
Proverbs 8:16 (show verse)
By me leaders rule, as do noble officials and all who govern justly.
Proverbs 8:17 (show verse)
I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me.
Proverbs 8:18 (show verse)
Wealth and honor accompany me, as do enduring wealth and righteousness.
Proverbs 8:19 (show verse)
My fruit is better than gold, better than even refined gold, and my benefit surpasses the purest silver.
Proverbs 8:20 (show verse)
I walk on the way of righteousness, along paths that are just,
Proverbs 8:21 (show verse)
I bequeath wealth to those who love me, and I will fill their treasuries."
Proverbs 8:22 (show verse)
"The LORD made me as he began his planning, before his ancient activity commenced.
Proverbs 8:23 (show verse)
From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before there was land.
Proverbs 8:24 (show verse)
When there were no ocean depths, I brought them to birth at a time when there were no springs.
Proverbs 8:25 (show verse)
Before the mountains were shaped, before there were hills, I was bringing them to birth.
Proverbs 8:26 (show verse)
Even though he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the world's first grains of dust,
Proverbs 8:27 (show verse)
when he crafted the heavens, I was there when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep,
Proverbs 8:28 (show verse)
when he made the clouds from above, when the springs of the depths were established,
Proverbs 8:29 (show verse)
when he set a boundary for the sea so the waters would not exceed his limits, when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
Proverbs 8:30 (show verse)
Then I was with him, his master craftsman I was his delight daily, continuously rejoicing in his presence,
Proverbs 8:31 (show verse)
rejoicing in his inhabitable world and taking delight in mankind."
Proverbs 8:32 (show verse)
"So listen to me, children! Blessed are those who obey me.
Proverbs 8:33 (show verse)
Listen to instruction and be wise. Don't ignore it.
Proverbs 8:34 (show verse)
Blessed is the person who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorways
Proverbs 8:35 (show verse)
because those who find me find life and gain favor from the LORD.
Proverbs 8:36 (show verse)
But whoever sins against me destroys himself; everyone who hates me loves death."