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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 8:1 |
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? |
Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice? |
| 8:2 |
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, |
| 8:3 |
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, |
| 8:4 |
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. |
| 8:5 |
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, |
| 8:6 |
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. |
| 8:7 |
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. |
| 8:8 |
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. |
| 8:9 |
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. |
| 8:10 |
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. |
Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold. |
| 8:11 |
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. |
| 8:12 |
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. |
| 8:13 |
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. |
| 8:14 |
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. |
Mine `is' counsel and substance, I `am' understanding, I have might. |
| 8:15 |
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. |
By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness, |
| 8:16 |
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. |
| 8:17 |
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. |
| 8:18 |
Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. |
Wealth and honour `are' with me, Lasting substance and righteousness. |
| 8:19 |
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. |
| 8:20 |
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, |
| 8:21 |
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. |
| 8:22 |
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. |
| 8:23 |
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. |
| 8:24 |
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, |
| 8:25 |
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: |
Before mountains were sunk, Before heights, I was brought forth. |
| 8:26 |
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. |
| 8:27 |
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, |
| 8:28 |
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, |
| 8:29 |
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: |
In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth, |
| 8:30 |
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, |
| 8:31 |
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. |
| 8:32 |
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. |
| 8:33 |
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. |
Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not. |
| 8:34 |
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. |
| 8:35 |
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. |
| 8:36 |
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! |
