1 Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice? ASV — Proverbs 8:1
2 On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth; ASV — Proverbs 8:2
3 Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud: ASV — Proverbs 8:3
4 Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men. ASV — Proverbs 8:4
5 O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart. ASV — Proverbs 8:5
6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things. ASV — Proverbs 8:6
7 For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. ASV — Proverbs 8:7
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them. ASV — Proverbs 8:8
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge. ASV — Proverbs 8:9
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold. ASV — Proverbs 8:10
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it. ASV — Proverbs 8:11
12 I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion. ASV — Proverbs 8:12
13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate. ASV — Proverbs 8:13
14 Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might. ASV — Proverbs 8:14
15 By me kings reign, And princes decree justice. ASV — Proverbs 8:15
16 By me princes rule, And nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth. ASV — Proverbs 8:16
17 I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me. ASV — Proverbs 8:17
18 Riches and honor are with me; [Yea], durable wealth and righteousness. ASV — Proverbs 8:18
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver. ASV — Proverbs 8:19
20 I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice; ASV — Proverbs 8:20
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I may fill their treasuries. ASV — Proverbs 8:21
22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. ASV — Proverbs 8:22
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was. ASV — Proverbs 8:23
24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water. ASV — Proverbs 8:24
25 Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth; ASV — Proverbs 8:25
26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world. ASV — Proverbs 8:26
27 When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep, ASV — Proverbs 8:27
28 When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong, ASV — Proverbs 8:28
29 When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth; ASV — Proverbs 8:29
30 Then I was by him, [as] a master workman; And I was daily [his] delight, Rejoicing always before him, ASV — Proverbs 8:30
31 Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men. ASV — Proverbs 8:31
32 Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways. ASV — Proverbs 8:32
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not. ASV — Proverbs 8:33
34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors. ASV — Proverbs 8:34
35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah. ASV — Proverbs 8:35
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death. ASV — Proverbs 8:36