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Proverbs 8:4-17
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 8
4
'To you, people, I call,
And my voice is to mankind.
5
You naive ones, understand prudence;
And, you fools, understand wisdom!
6
Listen, for I will speak noble things;
And the opening of my lips
will reveal
right things.
7
For my mouth will proclaim truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.
9
They are all straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
10
Accept my instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold.
11
For wisdom is better than jewels;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
12
'I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And I find knowledge
and
discretion.
13
The fear of the
Lord
is to hate evil;
Pride, arrogance, the evil way,
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
14
Advice is mine and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power is mine.
15
By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16
By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
17
I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.
King James Version
Chapter 8
4
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
5
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
9
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
10
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13
The fear of the
Lord
is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
15
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
17
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 8
4
"People, I call out to you;
my cry is to the children of Adam.
5
Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.
6
Listen, for I speak of noble things,
and what my lips say is right.
7
For my mouth tells the truth,
and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
8
All the words from my mouth are righteous;
none of them are deceptive or perverse.
9
All of them are clear to the perceptive,
and right to those who discover knowledge.
10
Accept my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
11
For wisdom is better than jewels,
and nothing desirable can equal it.
12
I, wisdom, share a home with shrewdness
and have knowledge and discretion.
13
To fear the
Lord
is to hate evil.
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.
14
I possess good advice and sound wisdom;
I have understanding and strength.
15
It is by me that kings reign
and rulers enact just law;
16
by me, princes lead,
as do nobles and all righteous judges.
17
I love those who love me,
and those who search for me find me.
New Living Translation
Chapter 8
4
'I call to you, to all of you!
I raise my voice to all people.
5
You simple people, use good judgment.
You foolish people, show some understanding.
6
Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you.
Everything I say is right,
7
for I speak the truth
and detest every kind of deception.
8
My advice is wholesome.
There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
9
My words are plain to anyone with understanding,
clear to those with knowledge.
10
Choose my instruction rather than silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
11
For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies.
Nothing you desire can compare with it.
12
'I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment.
I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
13
All who fear the
Lord
will hate evil.
Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
corruption and perverse speech.
14
Common sense and success belong to me.
Insight and strength are mine.
15
Because of me, kings reign,
and rulers make just decrees.
16
Rulers lead with my help,
and nobles make righteous judgments.
17
'I love all who love me.
Those who search will surely find me.
English Standard Version
Chapter 8
4
"To you, O men, I call,
and my cry is to the children of man.
5
O simple ones, learn prudence;
O fools, learn sense.
6
Hear, for I will speak noble things,
and from my lips will come what is right,
7
for my mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8
All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
9
They are all straight to him who understands,
and right to those who find knowledge.
10
Take my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold,
11
for wisdom is better than jewels,
and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
12
"I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
and I find knowledge and discretion.
13
The fear of the
Lord
is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
14
I have counsel and sound wisdom;
I have insight; I have strength.
15
By me kings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;
16
by me princes rule,
and nobles, all who govern justly.
17
I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.
New International Version
Chapter 8
4
"To you, O people, I call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.
5
You who are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
6
Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7
My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
8
All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9
To the discerning all of them are right;
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10
Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
11
for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
12
"I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
13
To fear the
Lord
is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14
Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have insight, I have power.
15
By me kings reign
and rulers issue decrees that are just;
16
by me princes govern,
and nobles—all who rule on earth.
17
I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
New King James Version
Chapter 8
4
“To you, O men, I call,
And my voice
is
to the sons of men.
5
O you simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6
Listen, for I will speak of excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips
will come
right things;
7
For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness
is
an abomination to my lips.
8
All the words of my mouth
are
with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse
is
in them.
9
They
are
all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
10
Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11
For wisdom
is
better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
12
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge
and
discretion.
13
The fear of the
Lord
is
to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate.
14
Counsel
is
mine, and sound wisdom;
I
am
understanding, I have strength.
15
By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16
By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of the earth.
17
I love those who love me,
And those who seek me diligently will find me.
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