Book of Proverbs, Chapter 8
Proverbs 8 NASB - New American Standard BibleChapter 8 of Proverbs—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ Does not 1wisdom call,
And understanding [a]lift up her voice? - On top of 2the heights beside the way,
Where the paths meet, she takes her stand; - Beside the 3gates, at the opening to the city,
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: - “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men. - “O [b]4naive ones, understand prudence;
And, O 5fools, understand [c]wisdom. - “Listen, for I will speak 6noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal 7right things. - “For my 8mouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. - “All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing 9crooked or perverted in them. - “They are all 10straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who 11find knowledge. - “Take my 12instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choicest gold. - “For wisdom is 13better than [d]jewels;
And 14all desirable things cannot compare with her. - ¶ “I, wisdom, 15dwell with prudence,
And I find 16knowledge and discretion. - “The 17fear of the LORD is to hate evil;
18Pride and arrogance and 19the evil way
And the 20perverted mouth, I hate. - “21Counsel is mine and 22sound wisdom;
I am understanding, 23power is mine. - “By me 24kings reign,
And rulers decree justice. - “By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly. - “I 25love those who love me;
And 26those who diligently seek me will find me. - “27Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring 28wealth and righteousness. - “My fruit is 29better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield better than 30choicest silver. - “I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice, - To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may 31fill their treasuries. - ¶ “The LORD possessed me 32at the beginning of His way,
Before His works [e]of old. - “From everlasting I was [f]33established,
From the beginning, 34from the earliest times of the earth. - “When there were no 35depths I was [g]brought forth,
When there were no springs abounding with water. - “36Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills I was [h]brought forth; - While He had not yet made the earth and the [i]fields,
Nor the first dust of the world. - “When He 37established the heavens, I was there,
When 38He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, - When He made firm the skies above,
When the springs of the deep became [j]fixed, - When 39He set for the sea its boundary
So that the water would not transgress His [k]command,
When He marked out 40the foundations of the earth; - Then 41I was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was daily His delight,
[l]Rejoicing always before Him, - [m]Rejoicing in the world, His earth,
And having 42my delight in the sons of men. - ¶ “Now therefore, O sons, 43listen to me,
For 44blessed are they who keep my ways. - “45Heed instruction and be wise,
And do not neglect it. - “46Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts. - “For 47he who finds me finds life
And 48obtains favor from the LORD. - “But he who [n]sins against me 49injures himself;
All those who 50hate me 51love death.”
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Lit give
- ^ Lit simple
- ^ Lit heart
- ^ Lit corals
- ^ Lit from then
- ^ Or consecrated
- ^ Or born
- ^ Or born
- ^ Lit outside places
- ^ Lit strong
- ^ Lit mouth
- ^ Or Playing
- ^ Or Playing
- ^ Or misses me
REFERENCES
- ^ Pr 1:20, 21; 8:1-3; 9:3; 1Co 1:24
- ^ Pr 9:3, 14
- ^ Jb 29:7
- ^ Pr 1:4
- ^ Pr 1:22, 32; 3:35
- ^ Pr 22:20
- ^ Pr 23:16
- ^ Ps 37:30; Jn 8:14; Ro 15:8
- ^ De 32:5; Pr 2:15; Pp 2:15
- ^ Pr 14:6
- ^ Pr 3:13
- ^ Pr 3:14, 15; 8:19
- ^ Jb 28:15, 18; Ps 19:10
- ^ Pr 3:15
- ^ Pr 8:5
- ^ Pr 1:4
- ^ Pr 3:7; 16:6
- ^ 1Sa 2:3; Pr 16:18; Is 13:11
- ^ Pr 15:9
- ^ Pr 6:12
- ^ Pr 1:25; 19:20; Is 28:29; Je 32:19
- ^ Pr 2:7; 3:21; 18:1
- ^ Ec 7:19; 9:16
- ^ 2Ch 1:10; Pr 29:4; Da 2:21; Mt 28:18; Ro 13:1
- ^ 1Sa 2:30; Pr 4:6; Jn 14:21
- ^ Pr 2:4, 5; Jn 7:37; Jm 1:5
- ^ Pr 3:16
- ^ Ps 112:3; Mt 6:33
- ^ Jb 28:15; Pr 3:14
- ^ Pr 10:20
- ^ Pr 24:4
- ^ Jb 28:26-28; Ps 104:24; Pr 3:19
- ^ Jn 1:1-3
- ^ Jn 17:5
- ^ Ge 1:2; Ex 15:5; Jb 38:16; Pr 3:20
- ^ Jb 15:7; Ps 90:2
- ^ Pr 3:19
- ^ Jb 26:10
- ^ Jb 38:10; Ps 104:9
- ^ Jb 38:6; Ps 104:5
- ^ Jn 1:2, 3
- ^ Ps 16:3; Jn 13:1
- ^ Pr 5:7; 7:24
- ^ Ps 119:1, 2; 128:1; Pr 29:18; Lu 11:28
- ^ Pr 4:1
- ^ Pr 3:13, 18
- ^ Pr 4:22; Jn 17:3
- ^ Pr 3:4; 12:2
- ^ Pr 1:31, 32; 15:32
- ^ Pr 5:12; 12:1
- ^ Pr 21:6
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