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