Verse 14
Proverbs 8:14
Bible in Basic English
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Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לִֽ/י עֵ֭צָה וְ/תוּשִׁיָּ֑ה אֲנִ֥י בִ֝ינָ֗ה לִ֣/י גְבוּרָֽה
English Translation
To me belongs counsel and sound wisdom; I am understanding; to me belongs strength.
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Chapter 8 Context
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Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?
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At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place;
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Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud:
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I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.
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Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
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Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
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For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.
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All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.
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They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
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Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.
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For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with...
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I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise pur...
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The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the...
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Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.
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Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.
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Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.
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Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will...
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Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
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My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than si...
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I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:
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So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.
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The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.
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From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
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When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.
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Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:
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When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.
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When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
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When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:
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When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in pos...
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Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before h...
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Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
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Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
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Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.
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Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pill...
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For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
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But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.
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