Proverbs 8
1 Does not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
Doth not wisedome crie? and vnderstanding vtter her voyce?
2 She stands in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
She standeth in the top of the high places by the way in the place of the paths.
3 She cries at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
She cryeth besides the gates before the citie at the entrie of the doores,
4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
O men, I call vnto you, and vtter my voyce to the children of men.
5 O all of you simple, understand wisdom: and, all of you fools, be all of you of an understanding heart.
O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.
7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing perverse or perverse in them.
All the wordes of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdenes, nor frowardnesse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understands, and right to them that find knowledge.
They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.
12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.
13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
I haue counsell and wisedome: I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.
15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
By me, Kings reigne, and princes decree iustice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the iudges of the earth.
17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.
18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
Riches and honour are with me: euen durable riches and righteousnesse.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
I cause to walke in the way of righteousnes, and in the middes of the paths of iudgement,
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
That I may cause them that loue me, to inherite substance, and I will fill their treasures.
22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
The Lord hath possessed me in the beginning of his way: I was before his workes of olde.
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before even the earth was.
I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning and before the earth.
24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
When there were no depths, was I begotten, when there were no fountaines abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
Before the mountaines were setled: and before the hilles, was I begotten.
26 While yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
He had not yet made the earth, nor the open places, nor the height of the dust in the worlde.
27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
When hee prepared the heauens, I was there, when he set the compasse vpon the deepe.
28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
When he established the cloudes aboue, when he confirmed the fountaines of the deepe,
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:
When he gaue his decree to the Sea, that the waters shoulde not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth,
30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Then was I with him as a nourisher, and I was dayly his delight reioycing alway before him,
31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
And tooke my solace in the compasse of his earth: and my delite is with the children of men.
32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O all of you children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
Therefore nowe hearken, O children, vnto me: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:
34 Blessed is the man that hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
blessed is the man that heareth mee, watching dayly at my gates, and giuing attendance at the postes of my doores.
35 For whoso finds me finds life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shall obteine fauour of the Lord.
36 But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
But he that sinneth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and all that hate me, loue death.
