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Proverbs 8:1-9 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Isn't wisdom calling out; isn't understanding raising her voice? | Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? | Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? | |
| 2 | On top of the highest places along the road she stands where the roads meet. | 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 | Beside the gates, at the city entrance— at the entrance to the portals she cries aloud: | 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 | |I'm calling to you, men! What I have to say pertains to all mankind! | “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 | Understand prudence, you naïve people; and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones. | 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 | Listen, because I have noble things to say, and what I have to say will reveal what is 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 speaks the truth— wickedness is detestable to me. | 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 | Everything I have to say is just; there isn't anything corrupt or perverse in my speech. | 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 | Everything I say is sensible to someone who understands, and correct to those who have acquired 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. | |
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