Verse 36
Proverbs 8:36
English Revised Version
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But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְֽ֭/חֹטְאִ/י חֹמֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑/וֹ כָּל מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗/י אָ֣הֲבוּ מָֽוֶת
English Translation
And the sin of those who harm the soul; all who hate me love death.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 8 Context
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Doth not wisdom cry, and understanding put forth her voice?
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In the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she standeth;
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Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:
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Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of men.
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O ye simple, understand subtilty; and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
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Hear, for I will speak excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
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For my mouth shall utter truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
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They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
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Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
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For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto...
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I wisdom have made subtilty my dwelling, and find out knowledge and discretion.
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The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth,...
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Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
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By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
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By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
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I love them that love me; and those that seek me diligently shall find me.
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Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
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My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
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I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
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That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.
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The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
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I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
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When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
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Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
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While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
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When he established the heavens, I was there: when he set a circle upon the face of the deep:
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When he made firm the sides above: when the fountains of the deep became strong:
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When he gave to the sea its bound, that the waters should not transgress his commandment: when he ma...
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Then I was by him, as a master workman: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
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Rejoicing in his habitable earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
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Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
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Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
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Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
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But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.