Proverbs 8 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Doth not wysdome crye? doth not vnderstanding put foorth her voyce? Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the place of the pathes: On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 She cryeth at the gates of the citie, at the entrye of the doores: beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4 It is you O ye men saith she whom I call, vnto the chyldren of men do I lyft vp my voyce. “To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles. O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense. You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
6 Geue eare, for I wyll speake of great matters, and open my lippes to tell thinges that be right: Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right, Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 For my mouth shall be talking of the trueth, and my lippes abhorre vngodlynesse. for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the wordes of my mouth are righteous, there is no frowardnes nor falsehood in them. All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them. All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 They are all playne to suche as wyll vnderstande, and right to them that finde knowledge. They are all straight to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge. To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10 Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde: Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 For wysdome is more worth then pretious stones, yea all thinges that thou canst desire, may not be compared vnto it. for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her. for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
12 I wysdome dwell with counsell, and finde out knowledge and vnderstanding. “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion. “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 The feare of the Lorde abhorreth wickednes, pryde, disdayne, and the euil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked thinges I vtterly abhorre. The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsell is mine, and direction, I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength. I have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength. Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power.
15 Through me kinges raigne, and princes make iust lawes. By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just;
16 By me princes beare rule, and noble men do iudge the earth. by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly. by me princes govern, and nobles—all who rule on earth.
17 I am louing vnto those that loue me: and they that seeke me early, shall finde me. I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me. I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
18 Riches and honour are with me, yea durable riches and righteousnes. Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruite is better then golde and pretious stones, and mine encrease more worth then fine siluer. My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver. My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I wyll guyde thee in the way of righteousnes, and in the midst of the pathes of iudgement: I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice, I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
21 That I maye stablishe the inhetaunce of them that loue me, and encrease their treasure. granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries. bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
22 The Lorde him selfe had me in possession in the beginning of his wayes, or euer he began his workes aforetime. “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. “The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
23 I haue ben ordayned from euerlasting, and from the beginning or euer the earth was made. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 When I was borne there were neither depthes nor springes of water. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing with water;
25 Before the foundations of the mountaines were layde: yea before all hilles, was I borne: Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth, before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
26 The earth, and all that is vpon the earth was not yet made, no not the dust it selfe. before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world. before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth.
27 For when he made the heauens, I was present, when he compassed the deapthes about: When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28 When he hanged the cloudes aboue, when he fastened the springes of the deepe: when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 When he shut the sea within certaine boundes, that the waters should not go ouer their markes that he commaunded: when he layde the foundations of the earth, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30 I was with him ordring all thinges, deliting dayly and reioysyng alway before hym. then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
31 As for the rounde compasse of this worlde I make it ioyfull: for my delite is to be among the chyldren of men. rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man. rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
32 Therefore hearken vnto me: O ye chyldren, blessed are they that kepe my wayes. “And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. “Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not: Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
34 (8:33) Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching dayly at my gates, and geuing attendaunce at the postes of my doores. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
35 (8:34) For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lorde. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD, For those who find me find life and receive favor from the LORD.
36 (8:35) But whoso offendeth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and they that hate me, are the louers of death. but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.” But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
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