# Proverbs 8 [[Proverbs 7|←]] • [[Proverbs 9|→]] --- ### 1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? ### 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. ### 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. ### 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice to the sons of man. ### 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. ### 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips right things. ### 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness an abomination to my lips. ### 8 All the words of my mouth in righteousness; nothing froward or perverse in them. ### 9 They all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. ### 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. ### 11 For wisdom better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. ### 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. ### 13 The fear of the Lord to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. ### 14 Counsel mine, and sound wisdom: I understanding; I have strength. ### 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. ### 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth. ### 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. ### 18 Riches and honour with me; durable riches and righteousness. ### 19 My fruit better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. ### 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: ### 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. ### 22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. ### 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. ### 24 When no depths, I was brought forth; when no fountains abounding with water. ### 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: ### 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. ### 27 When he prepared the heavens, I there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: ### 28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: ### 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: ### 30 Then I was by him, one brought up and I was daily delight, rejoicing always before him; ### 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights with the sons of men. ### 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed keep my ways. ### 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. ### 34 Blessed the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. ### 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. ### 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.