Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Does
not wisdom call out,
and understanding raise
her voice?
Doth
not wisdom call ?
And understanding give
forth
her voice?
On
the heights
overlooking
the road
, at
the crossroads
she takes
her
stand.
At
the head
of
high
places
by
the way
, Between
the paths
she hath
stood,
Beside
the gates to
the city, at
the entrances
she cries
out:
At
the side
of
the
gates ,
at
the mouth
of
the
city, The entrance
of
the
openings,
she crieth
aloud,
“To
you, O men, I call out
, and my cry
is to
the sons of men.
`Unto
you, O men, I call, And my voice
`
is '
unto
the sons of men.
O
simple ones, learn
to
be
shrewd;
O
fools, gain
understanding.
Understand,
ye
simple ones, prudence,
And
ye
fools, understand
the
heart,
Listen
, for I
speak
of
noble things, and the opening of my lips will
reveal
right
.
Hearken
, for noble things I
speak
, And the opening of my lips `is'
uprightness
.
For my mouth will
speak
the
truth
, and wickedness
is
detestable
to my lips.
For truth
doth
my mouth utter
, And an
abomination
to my lips `is'
wickedness
.
All the words
of my mouth are
righteous;
none
are
crooked
or
perverse.
In
righteousness
`are'
all the sayings
of my mouth ,
Nothing
in
them
is
froward
and
perverse.
They
are
all plain to the discerning
, and upright to those who
find
knowledge.
All of
them
`are'
plain to the intelligent
, And upright to those finding
knowledge.
Receive my instruction instead
of
silver, and knowledge rather than pure
gold.
Receive my instruction ,
and
not
silver, And knowledge rather than choice
gold.
For wisdom
is more
precious
than rubies, and
nothing
you
desire
compares
with her
.
For better
`
is '
wisdom
than rubies, Yea,
all
delights
are
not
comparable
with it
.
I, wisdom, dwell
together
with prudence, and I find knowledge
and
discretion
.
I, wisdom, have
dwelt
with prudence, And a
knowledge
of
devices
I find out
.
To
fear
the LORD
is to hate evil; I
hate
arrogant
pride, evil conduct
, and perverse
speech
.
The fear
of
Jehovah
`
is '
to hate evil; Pride, and
arrogance,
and
an
evil way
, And a
froward
mouth,
I
have
hated
.
Counsel and sound
judgment
are
mine;
I have insight
and
strength
.
Mine
`is'
counsel and substance,
I `am'
understanding,
I
have might
.
By me kings reign, and rulers
enact
just
laws;
By me kings reign, and princes
decree
righteousness,
By me princes
rule, and all
nobles who
govern
justly
.
By me do
chiefs
rule, and nobles ,
All
judges
of
the
earth
.
I love those who
love
me, and those who
seek
me early
shall
find me.
I love those loving
me, And those seeking
me earnestly
do
find me.
With me are
riches
and
honor
, enduring
wealth
and righteousness.
Wealth
and
honour
`are'
with me, Lasting
substance
and righteousness.
My fruit is
better
than gold, pure
gold, and my
harvest
surpasses
choice silver.
Better
`is'
my fruit than gold, even
fine
gold, And mine
increase
than
choice silver.
I
walk
in the
way
of righteousness, along
the
paths of justice
,
In a
path
of righteousness I
cause
to
walk
, In
midst
of
paths of judgment
,
bestowing
wealth
on
those
who
love
me
and
making
their treasuries
full
.
To
cause
my
lovers
to
inherit
substance,
Yea,
their treasures
I
fill
.
The
LORD
created
me as
His first
course
, before His works of
old
.
Jehovah
possessed
me --
the
beginning
of
His way
, Before His works since
then
.
From everlasting
I was established
, from the beginning
, before
the earth began
.
From the
age
I was anointed
, from the first
, From
former
states
of
the earth.
When
there were
no watery
depths, I was brought forth, when
no springs
were
overflowing
with water.
In
there being
no depths, I was brought forth, In
there
being
no fountains
heavy
`
with '
waters,
Before the
mountains were settled
, before the
hills
, I was brought forth ,
Before mountains were sunk
, Before heights
, I was brought forth .
before
He made the land
or
fields
, or
any
of the dust
of the earth
.
While
He had
not
made the earth
, and
out-places,
And
the
top
of the dusts
of the world
.
I
was
there
when
He
established
the heavens, when
He
inscribed
a circle on the face of the deep,
In
His
preparing
the heavens I
`am'
there
, In
His
decreeing
a circle on the face of the deep,
when
He
established
the
clouds above, when
the
fountains of the deep gushed
forth
,
In
His
strengthening
clouds above, In
His
making
strong
fountains of the deep,
when
He
set
a
boundary
for the sea, so
that
the waters would
not surpass
His command, when
He
marked
out
the foundations of the
earth .
In
His
setting
for the sea its
limit
, And
the waters transgress
not His command, In
His
decreeing
the foundations of earth ,
Then I was
a skilled
craftsman
at
His
side
, and His
delight day by day ,
rejoicing
always
in
His
presence
.
Then I am
near
Him,
a workman
, And I
am
a
delight --
day by day. Rejoicing
before
Him
at
all
times,
I
was
rejoicing in His whole
world
, delighting
together
in
the sons of men.
Rejoicing in the
habitable
part
of
His earth
, And
my
delights
`are'
with
the sons of men.
Now therefore
, my
sons, listen
to me, for
blessed
are those
who keep my ways.
And
now, ye
sons, hearken
to me, Yea,
happy
are they
who keep my ways.
Listen
to
instruction and be wise ;
do
not ignore
it
.
Hear
instruction ,
and be wise ,
and
slight
not.
Blessed
is
the man who
listens
to me, watching
daily
at my doors, waiting
at the posts of my doorway
.
O
the happiness
of
the
man hearkening
to me, To
watch
at my doors day
by
day
, To
watch
at the door-
posts of my entrance
.
For whoever
finds
me finds
life and obtains
the
favor
of
the
LORD
.
For whoso
is
finding
me ,
hath
found
life ,
And bringeth
out
good-will
from
Jehovah
.
But
he
who
fails
to
find
me harms
himself;
all who
hate
me love
death .”
And
whoso
is
missing
me ,
is
wronging
his
soul,
All hating
me have
loved
death !
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