  THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON
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  8:1  Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

  8:2  She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the 
       places of the paths.

  8:3  She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the 
       coming in at the doors.

  8:4  Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man.

  8:5  O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an 
       understanding heart.

  8:6  Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of 
       my lips [shall be] right things.

  8:7  For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness [is] an 
       abomination to my lips.

  8:8  All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] 
       nothing froward or perverse in them.

  8:9  They [are] all plain to him that understandeth, and right to 
       them that find knowledge.

  8:10  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.

  8:12  I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty 
        inventions.

  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.

  8:14  Counsel [is] mine, and sound wisdom: I [am] understanding; I 
        have strength.

  8:15  By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

  8:16  By me princes rule, and nobles, [even] all the judges of the 
        earth.

  8:17  I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall 
        find me.

  8:18  Riches and honour [are] with me; [yea], durable riches and 
        righteousness.

  8:19  My fruit [is] better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my 
        revenue than choice silver.

  8:20  I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths 
        of judgment:

  8:21  That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and 
        I will fill their treasures.

  8:22  The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his 
        works of old.

  8:23  I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the 
        earth was.

  8:24  When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there 
        were] no fountains abounding with water.

  8:25  Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I 
        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.

  8:27  When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a 
        compass upon the face of the depth:

  8:28  When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the 
        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:

  8:30  Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him]: and I was 
        daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him;

  8:31  Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights 
        [were] with the sons of men.

  8:32  Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed [are 
        they that] keep my ways.

  8:33  Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

  8:34  Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my 
        gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

  8:35  For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of 
        the LORD.

  8:36  But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they 
        that hate me love death.




