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