Proverbs 8

1You shall proclaim wisdom That discernment may obey you;

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2For she is on the lofty summit And stands in the midst of the paths.

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3For she sits beside the gates of princes And sings at the entrances,

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4"You, O men, I exhort, And I utter my voice to the sons of men;

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5Understand astuteness, O simple ones, And put it in your heart, O uninstructed ones.

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6Obey me, for I speak sacred things, And from my lips I will bring forth things that are true.

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7For my mouth shall speak the truth, But false lips are an abomination before me.

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8All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; There is nothing in them crooked or twisted.

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9All things are evident to those who understand And true to those who find knowledge.

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10Lay hold of instruction and not silver, And knowledge rather than tested gold, And choose perception rather than pure gold.

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11For wisdom is better than precious stones, And every costly thing is not worthy of her.

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12I, wisdom, dwell with counsel, And I call upon knowledge and understanding.

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13The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, And both rudeness and arrogance, and the ways of wicked men; And I hate the perverted ways of evil men.

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14Counsel and safety are mine; Discernment is mine, and strength is mine;

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15By me, kings reign, And princes write of righteousness;

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16By me, noblemen become great, And by me, monarchs have power in the land.

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17I love those who love me, And those who seek me shall find me.

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18Riches and glory belong to me, And abundant possessions, and righteousness;

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19It is better to enjoy my fruits than gold and precious stones, And my fruits are better than choice silver.

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20I walk in the ways of righteousness, And I am conversant with the paths of judgment;

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21That I may distribute substance to those who love me, And may fill their treasuries with good things.

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22If I declare to you the things that happen daily, I will also remember to recount the things of old.

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23The Lord created me in the beginning of His ways for His works; He established me in the beginning before time,

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24Before He made the earth, and before He made the abysses, Before the going forth of the fountains of waters,

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25Before the mountains were created; And He begot me before all hills.

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26The Lord made the fields and the uninhabited places And the inhabited heights under heaven.

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27When He prepared heaven, I was present with Him, And when He set apart His throne upon the winds.

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28When He made strong the things above the clouds, And made sure the fountains under heaven,

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29And made strong the foundations of the earth, I was working beside Him;

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30I was He in whom He rejoiced; Daily and continually I was gladdened by His face.

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31When He completed the world, He rejoiced, And He rejoiced in the sons of men.

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32Now therefore, my son, hear me: Blessed is the man who shall hearken to me And the man who shall guard my ways;

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33Who watches daily at my doors, Who keeps watch at the doors of my entry ways;

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34For my issues are the issues of life, And grace is prepared from the Lord.

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35But those who sin against me act ungodly toward their own souls, And those who hate me love death."

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