Proverbs 8:1-8 ▼

1 Isn't wisdom calling out; isn't understanding raising her voice?

2 On top of the highest places along the road she stands where the roads meet.

3 Beside the gates, at the city entrance— at the entrance to the portals she cries aloud:

4 |I'm calling to you, men! What I have to say pertains to all mankind!

5 Understand prudence, you naïve people; and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.

6 Listen, because I have noble things to say, and what I have to say will reveal what is right.

7 For my mouth speaks the truth— wickedness is detestable to me.

8 Everything I have to say is just; there isn't anything corrupt or perverse in my speech.