Verse 1
Proverbs 8:1
New Living Translation
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Listen as Wisdom calls out!<br>Hear as understanding raises her voice!<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֲ/לֹֽא חָכְמָ֥ה תִקְרָ֑א וּ֝/תְבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽ/הּ
English Translation
Does not wisdom call, and understanding give her voice?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 8 Context
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Listen as Wisdom calls out!<br>Hear as understanding raises her voice!<br>
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On the hilltop along the road,<br>she takes her stand at the crossroads.<br>
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By the gates at the entrance to the town,<br>on the road leading in, she cries aloud,<br>
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“I call to you, to all of you!<br>I raise my voice to all people.<br>
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You simple people, use good judgment.<br>You foolish people, show some understanding.<br>
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Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you.<br>Everything I say is right,<br>
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for I speak the truth<br>and detest every kind of deception.<br>
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My advice is wholesome.<br>There is nothing devious or crooked in it.<br>
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My words are plain to anyone with understanding,<br>clear to those with knowledge.<br>
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Choose my instruction rather than silver,<br>and knowledge rather than pure gold.<br>
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For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies.<br>Nothing you desire can compare with it.<br>
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“I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment.<br>I know where to discover knowledge and discernment....
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All who fear the LORD will hate evil.<br>Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,<br>corruption and pe...
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Common sense and success belong to me.<br>Insight and strength are mine.<br>
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Because of me, kings reign,<br>and rulers make just decrees.<br>
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Rulers lead with my help,<br>and nobles make righteous judgments.<br>
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“I love all who love me.<br>Those who search will surely find me.<br>
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I have riches and honor,<br>as well as enduring wealth and justice.<br>
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My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold,<br>my wages better than sterling silver!<br>
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I walk in righteousness,<br>in paths of justice.<br>
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Those who love me inherit wealth.<br>I will fill their treasuries.<br>
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“The LORD formed me from the beginning,<br>before he created anything else.<br>
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I was appointed in ages past,<br>at the very first, before the earth began.<br>
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I was born before the oceans were created,<br>before the springs bubbled forth their waters.<br>
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Before the mountains were formed,<br>before the hills, I was born —<br>
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before he had made the earth and fields<br>and the first handfuls of soil.<br>
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I was there when he established the heavens,<br>when he drew the horizon on the oceans.<br>
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I was there when he set the clouds above,<br>when he established springs deep in the earth.<br>
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I was there when he set the limits of the seas,<br>so they would not spread beyond their boundaries....
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I was the architect at his side.<br>I was his constant delight,<br>rejoicing always in his presence....
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And how happy I was with the world he created;<br>how I rejoiced with the human family!<br>
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“And so, my children, listen to me,<br>for all who follow my ways are joyful.<br>
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Listen to my instruction and be wise.<br>Don’t ignore it.<br>
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Joyful are those who listen to me,<br>watching for me daily at my gates,<br>waiting for me outside m...
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For whoever finds me finds life<br>and receives favor from the LORD.<br>
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But those who miss me injure themselves.<br>All who hate me love death.”<br>
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