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Proverbs 8

The Commendation of Wisdom

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Does not  awisdomh2451 callh7121, And understandingh8394  1lifth5414 up her voiceh6963?

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On toph7218 of  athe heightsh4791 besideh5921 the wayh1870, Whereh1004 the pathsh5410b meeth1007a, she takesh5324 her standh5324;

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Besideh3027 the  agatesh8179, at the openingh6310 to the cityh7176, At the entranceh3996 of the doorsh6607, she criesh7442 out:

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"To you, O menh376, I callh7121, And my voiceh6963 is to the sonsh1121 of menh120.

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"O  1 anaiveh6612a onesh6612a, understandh995 prudenceh6195; And, O  bfoolsh3684, understandh995  2wisdomh3820.

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"Listenh8085, for I will speakh1696  anobleh5057 thingsh5057; And the openingh4669 of my lipsh8193 will reveal  brighth4339 thingsh4339.

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"For my  amouthh2441 will utterh1897 truthh571; And wickednessh7562 is an abominationh8441 to my lipsh8193.

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"Allh3605 the utterancesh561 of my mouthh6310 are in righteousnessh6664; Thereh369 is nothingh369  acrookedh6617 or pervertedh6141 in them.

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"They are allh3605  astraightforwardh5228 to him who understandsh995, And righth3477 to those who  bfindh4672 knowledgeh1847.

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"Takeh3947 my  ainstructionh4148 and not silverh3701, And knowledgeh1847 ratherh4480 thanh4480 choicesth977 goldh2742d.

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"For wisdomh2451 is  abetterh2896a thanh4480  1jewelsh6443; And  ballh3605 desirableh2656 thingsh2656 cannoth3808 compareh7737a with her.

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"I, wisdomh2451,  adwellh7931 with prudenceh6195, And I findh4672  bknowledgeh1847 and discretionh4209.

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"The  afearh3374 of the LORDh3068 is to hateh8130 evilh7451b;  bPrideh1344 and arroganceh1344 and  cthe evilh7451b wayh1870 And the  dpervertedh8419 mouthh6310, I hateh8130.

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aCounselh6098 is mine and  bsoundh8454 wisdomh8454; I am understandingh998,  cpowerh1369 is mine.

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"By me  akingsh4428 reignh4427a, And rulersh7336 decreeh2710 justiceh6664.

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"By me princesh8269 ruleh8323, and noblesh5081, Allh3605 who judgeh8199 rightlyh6664.

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"I  aloveh157 those who loveh157 me; And  bthose who diligentlyh7836 seekh7836 me will findh4672 me.

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aRichesh6239 and honorh3519b are with me, Enduringh6276  bwealthh1952 and righteousnessh6666.

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"My fruith6529 is  abetterh2896a thanh4480 goldh2742d, even pureh6337 goldh6337, And my yieldh8393 better thanh4480  bchoicesth977 silverh3701.

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"I walkh1980 in the wayh734 of righteousnessh6666, In the midsth8432 of the pathsh5410b of justiceh4941,

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To endowh5157 those who loveh157 me with wealthh3426, That I may  afillh4390 their treasuriesh214.

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"The LORDh3068 possessedh7069 me  aat the beginningh7225 of His wayh1870, Beforeh6924a His worksh4659a  1of oldh6924a.

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"From everlastingh5769 I was  1 aestablishedh5258b, From the beginningh7218,  bfrom the earliesth6924a timesh6924a of the earthh776.

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"When thereh369 were noh369  adepthsh8415 I was  1broughth2342a forthh2342a, When thereh369 were noh369 springsh4599 aboundingh3513 with waterh4325.

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aBeforeh2962 the mountainsh2022 were settledh2883, Beforeh6440 the hillsh1389 I was  1broughth2342a forthh2342a;

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Whileh5704 He had not yet madeh6213a the earthh776 and the  1fieldsh2351, Norh3808 the firsth7218 dusth6083 of the worldh8398.

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"When He  aestablishedh3559 the heavensh8064, I was thereh8033, When  bHe inscribedh2710 a circleh2329 on the faceh6440 of the deeph8415,

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When He madeh553 firmh553 the skiesh7834 aboveh4480h4605, When the springsh5871a of the deeph8415 becameh5810  1fixedh5810,

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When  aHe seth7760 for the seah3220 its boundaryh2706 So that the waterh4325 would not transgressh5674a His  1commandh6310, When He markedh2710 out  bthe foundationsh4144 of the earthh776;

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Then  aI was besideh681a Him, as a masterh525 workmanh525; And I was dailyh3117 His delighth8191,  1Rejoicingh7832 alwaysh3605h6256 beforeh6440 Him,

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 1Rejoicingh7832 in the worldh8398, His earthh776, And having  amy delighth8191 in the sonsh1121 of menh120.

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"Nowh6258 therefore, O sonsh1121,  alistenh8085 to me, For  bblessedh835 are they who keeph8104 my waysh1870.

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aHeedh8085 instructionh4148 and be wiseh2449, And do not neglecth6544a it.

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aBlessedh835 is the manh120 who listensh8085 to me, Watchingh8245 dailyh3117 at my gatesh1817, Waitingh8104 at my doorpostsh4201.

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"For  ahe who findsh4672 me findsh4672 lifeh2425b And  bobtainsh6329 favorh7522 from the LORDh3068.

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"But he who  1sinsh2398 against me  ainjuresh2554 himselfh5315; Allh3605 those who  bhateh8130 me  cloveh157 deathh4194."



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