Wisdom 8:10
Good News Translation
I thought to myself, "Because of her I will be honored wherever people come together. The old men will respect me, even though I am young.

New Revised Standard Version
Because of her I shall have glory among the multitudes and honor in the presence of the elders, though I am young.

Contemporary English Version
She will bring me great honor from advisors and many others, even though I am young.

New American Bible
Because of her I have glory among the multitudes, and esteem from the elders, though I am but a youth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For her sake I shall have glory among the multitude, and honour with the ancients, though I be young:

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For her sake I shall have glory among the multitude, and honour with the ancients, though I be young:

Wisdom 8:8
And if a man desire much knowledge: she knoweth things past, and judgeth of things to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and the solutions of arguments: she knoweth signs and wonders before they be done, and the events of times and ages.

Wisdom 8:9
I purposed, therefore, to take her to me to live with me: knowing that she will communicate to me of her good things, and will be a comfort in my cares and grief.

Wisdom 8:11
And I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of the mighty, and the faces of princes shall wonder at me.

Wisdom 8:12
They shall wait for me when I hold my peace, and they shall look upon me when I speak; and if I talk much, they shall lay their hands on their mouth.

Context
Wisdom 8
9I purposed, therefore, to take her to me to live with me: knowing that she will communicate to me of her good things, and will be a comfort in my cares and grief. 10For her sake I shall have glory among the multitude, and honour with the ancients, though I be young: 11And I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of the mighty, and the faces of princes shall wonder at me.…
Cross References
Wisdom 8:8
And if a man desire much knowledge: she knoweth things past, and judgeth of things to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and the solutions of arguments: she knoweth signs and wonders before they be done, and the events of times and ages.

Wisdom 8:9
I purposed, therefore, to take her to me to live with me: knowing that she will communicate to me of her good things, and will be a comfort in my cares and grief.

Wisdom 8:11
And I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of the mighty, and the faces of princes shall wonder at me.

Wisdom 8:12
They shall wait for me when I hold my peace, and they shall look upon me when I speak; and if I talk much, they shall lay their hands on their mouth.



(Wisd. of Sol. Solomon W Wis)

Wisdom 8:9
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