| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice? | 1Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice? |
| 2On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand; | 2On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand; |
| 3Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: | 3Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: |
| 4"To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. | 4"To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. |
| 5"O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom. | 5"O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom. |
| 6"Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. | 6"Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. |
| 7"For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. | 7"For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. |
| 8"All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them. | 8"All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them. |
| 9"They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. | 9"They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. |
| 10"Take my instruction and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest gold. | 10"Take my instruction and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest gold. |
| 11"For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her. | 11"For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her. |
| 12"I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion. | 12"I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion. |
| 13"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate. | 13"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate. |
| 14"Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine. | 14"Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine. |
| 15"By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice. | 15"By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice. |
| 16"By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly. | 16"By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly. |
| 17"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. | 17"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. |
| 18"Riches and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. | 18"Riches and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. |
| 19"My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield better than choicest silver. | 19"My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield better than choicest silver. |
| 20"I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, | 20"I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, |
| 21To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. | 21To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. |
| 22"The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. | 22"The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. |
| 23"From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth. | 23"From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth. |
| 24"When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water. | 24"When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water. |
| 25"Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth; | 25"Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth; |
| 26While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world. | 26While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world. |
| 27"When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, | 27"When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, |
| 28When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed, | 28When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed, |
| 29When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth; | 29When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth; |
| 30Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, | 30Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, |
| 31Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of men. | 31Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of men. |
| 32"Now therefore, O sons, listen to me, For blessed are they who keep my ways. | 32"Now therefore, O sons, listen to me, For blessed are they who keep my ways. |
| 33"Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it. | 33"Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it. |
| 34"Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. | 34"Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. |
| 35"For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD. | 35"For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD. |
| 36"But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death." | 36"But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death." |
| New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit //www.lockman.org | New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit //www.lockman.org |
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