Verse 1
Proverbs 8:1
Literal Standard Version
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Does wisdom not call? And understanding give forth her voice?
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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Does wisdom not call? And understanding give forth her voice?
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At the head of high places by the way, || She has stood between the paths,
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At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, || The entrance of the openings, she cries aloud...
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“To you, O men, I call, || And my voice is to the sons of men.
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Understand, you simple ones, prudence, || And you fools, understand the heart,
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Listen, for I speak noble things, || And the opening of my lips is uprightness.
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For my mouth utters truth, || And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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All the sayings of my mouth are in righteousness, || Nothing in them is contrary and perverse.
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All of them are plain to the intelligent, || And upright to those finding 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, || Indeed, all delights are not comparable with it.
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I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, || And I find out a knowledge of purposes.
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The fear of YHWH is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, || And a contrary mouth, I...
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Counsel and substance are mine, || I am understanding, I have might.
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By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness,
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By me chiefs rule, and nobles, || All judges of earth.
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I love those loving me, || And those seeking me earnestly find me.
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Wealth and honor are with me, || Lasting substance and righteousness.
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My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, || And my increase than choice silver.
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I cause to walk in a path of righteousness, || In midst of paths of judgment,
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To cause my lovers to inherit substance, || Indeed, I fill their treasures.
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YHWH possessed me—the beginning of His way, || Before His works since then.
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I was anointed from the age, from the first, || From former states of the earth.
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In there being no depths, I was brought forth, || In there being no fountains heavy with waters,
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Before mountains were sunk, || Before heights, I was brought forth.
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While He had not made the earth, and out-places, || And the top of the dusts of the world.
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In His preparing the heavens I am there, || In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,
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In His strengthening clouds above, || In His making strong fountains of the deep,
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In His setting for the sea its limit, || And the waters do not transgress His command, || In His dec...
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Then I am near Him, a workman, || And I am a delight—day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,
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Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, || And my delights are with the sons of men.
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And now, you sons, listen to me, || Indeed, blessed are they who keep my ways.
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Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not slight.
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O the blessedness of the man listening to me, || To watch at my doors day by day, || To watch at the...
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For whoever is finding me, has found life, || And brings out goodwill from YHWH.
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And whoever is missing me, is wronging his soul, || All hating me have loved death!”
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