Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Doth not wisdom cry
? and understanding put
forth her voice?
Doth not wisdom call
? And understanding give
forth her voice?
She
standeth
in
the top
of high places ,
by the way in
the
places
of
the paths .
At
the head
of high places by the way ,
Between
the paths she
hath
stood,
She
crieth
at the gates, at the entry
of the city, at
the coming
in
at
the doors.
At the side
of
the
gates, at the mouth
of the city, The entrance
of
the openings,
she
crieth
aloud,
Unto you, O men, I call ;
and my voice is to
the sons of man
.
`
Unto you, O men, I call ,
And my voice `
is '
unto
the sons of men
.
O
ye simple, understand
wisdom:
and
, ye fools, be
ye
of
an
understanding
heart .
Understand,
ye simple ones
, prudence
, And
ye fools, understand
the
heart ,
Hear;
for I will
speak of
excellent
things;
and the opening of my lips shall
be
right
things
.
Hearken,
for noble
things
I speak ,
And the opening of my lips `is'
uprightness
.
For my mouth shall
speak
truth;
and wickedness
is
an abomination to my lips.
For truth
doth
my mouth utter,
And an abomination to my lips `is'
wickedness
.
All the words
of my mouth are
in righteousness;
there
is nothing
froward or
perverse in
them
.
In
righteousness
`are'
all the sayings
of my mouth ,
Nothing
in them
is froward and
perverse.
They
are
all plain to him
that
understandeth
, and right
to them
that
find
knowledge.
All of
them
`are'
plain to the
intelligent
, And upright
to those
finding
knowledge.
Receive my instruction, and not silver ;
and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Receive my instruction, and not silver ,
And knowledge rather than choice gold.
For wisdom
is
better than rubies ;
and
all the
things
that
may
be
desired
are not to
be
compared
to
it.
For better `is'
wisdom
than rubies ,
Yea,
all delights
are not comparable
with
it.
I wisdom dwell
with prudence, and find
out
knowledge of witty
inventions
.
I ,
wisdom ,
have
dwelt
with prudence, And a
knowledge of devices
I
find
out
.
The fear of the
LORD
is to hate evil :
pride, and arrogancy
, and the
evil way, and the
froward mouth, do
I hate
.
The fear of Jehovah
`
is '
to hate evil ;
Pride, and arrogance
, and an
evil way, And a
froward mouth, I have
hated
.
Counsel
is
mine ,
and sound
wisdom:
I am understanding ;
I have strength
.
Mine `is'
counsel
and substance,
I `
am '
understanding ,
I have might
.
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness,
By me princes
rule, and nobles, even
all the
judges of the earth.
By me do
chiefs
rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth.
I love them
that
love
me ;
and those that
seek
me early
shall
find me.
I love those
loving
me ,
And those seeking
me earnestly
do
find me.
Riches
and honour are with me ;
yea
, durable
riches
and righteousness.
Wealth
and honour `
are '
with me, Lasting
substance
and righteousness.
My fruit is
better
than gold, yea,
than
fine gold ;
and my
revenue
than choice silver.
Better
`is'
my fruit than gold, even
fine gold ,
And mine
increase
than choice silver.
I
lead
in the
way
of righteousness, in the
midst of the
paths of judgment :
In a
path
of righteousness I
cause
to
walk
, In midst of paths of judgment ,
That
I
may
cause those
that
love
me
to inherit substance ;
and
I
will
fill
their treasures.
To
cause my
lovers
to inherit substance ,
Yea,
their treasures I
fill
.
The
LORD
possessed me in
the beginning of his way, before his works of
old
.
Jehovah
possessed me --
the beginning of His way, Before His works since
then
.
I was set
up
from
everlasting
, from the beginning
, or
ever
the earth was
.
From
the
age
I was anointed
, from the first
, From
former
states
of
the earth.
When
there were
no depths, I was brought forth ;
when
there were
no fountains abounding
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
was
I brought forth :
Before mountains were sunk
, Before heights,
I was
brought forth .
While as
yet
he had not made the earth, nor
the
fields
, nor
the highest
part
of the dust
of the world.
While He had not made the earth, and
out-places
, And
the top
of the dusts
of the world.
When
he
prepared
the heavens ,
I was
there :
when
he
set
a compass
upon
the face of the depth:
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
he
strengthened
the
fountains of the deep :
In
His
strengthening
clouds above ,
In
His
making
strong
fountains of the deep ,
When
he
gave
to
the sea his
decree
, that
the waters should
not pass
his commandment:
when
he
appointed
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
by
him, as
one
brought
up
with
him:
and I was
daily
his
delight ,
rejoicing always
before him ;
Then I am
near
Him, a
workman,
And I am
a
delight --
day
by
day.
Rejoicing before Him at
all
times,
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth ;
and my delights were
with the sons of men.
Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth ,
And my delights `are'
with the sons of men.
Now therefore
hearken unto
me, O
ye
children:
for
blessed
are they that
keep my ways.
And
now ,
ye
sons,
hearken to
me, Yea,
happy
are they who
keep my ways.
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse
it
not.
Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight
not.
Blessed
is
the man that
heareth
me, watching
daily
at my gates
, waiting
at the posts of my doors
.
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 whoso findeth
me findeth
life, and shall
obtain
favour
of
the
LORD
.
For whoso is
finding
me ,
hath
found
life, And bringeth
out
good-will
from
Jehovah
.
But
he
that
sinneth
against
me wrongeth
his own
soul :
all they
that
hate
me love
death .
And
whoso
is
missing
me ,
is
wronging
his soul ,
All hating
me have
loved
death !
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