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World English Bible

Proverbs 8 (WEBP)

[1] Doesn’t wisdom cry out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?
[2] On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.
[3] Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud:
[4] “I call to you men! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
[5] You simple, understand prudence! You fools, be of an understanding heart!
[6] Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
[7] For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
[8] All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
[9] They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
[10] Receive my instruction rather than silver, knowledge rather than choice gold.
[11] For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can’t be compared to it.
[12] “I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.
[13] The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
[14] Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.
[15] By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
[16] By me princes rule, nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.
[17] I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.
[18] With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.
[19] My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, my yield than choice silver.
[20] I walk in the way of righteousness, in the middle of the paths of justice,
[21] that I may give wealth to those who love me. I fill their treasuries.
[22] “Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.
[23] I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.
[24] When there were no depths, I was born, when there were no springs abounding with water.
[25] Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was born;
[26] while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
[27] When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
[28] when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,
[29] when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
[30] then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,
[31] rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.
[32] “Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
[33] Hear instruction, and be wise. Don’t refuse it.
[34] Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.
[35] For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh.
[36] But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Proverbs 8 (KJVS)

[1] Doth not wisdom cry? () And understanding put forth () her voice?
[2] She standeth () in the top of high places, by the way In the places of the paths.
[3] She crieth () at the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors.
[4] Unto you, O men, I call; () And my voice is to the sons of man.
[5] O ye simple, understand () wisdom: And, ye fools, be ye of an understanding () heart.
[6] Hear; () for I will speak () of excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
[7] For my mouth shall speak () truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
[8] All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing froward () or perverse in them.
[9] They are all plain to him that understandeth, () And right to them that find () knowledge.
[10] Receive () my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice () gold.
[11] For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared () to it.
[12] I wisdom dwell () with prudence, And find out () knowledge of witty inventions.
[13] The fear of the Lord is to hate () evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the froward mouth, do I hate. ()
[14] Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
[15] By me kings reign, () And princes () decree () justice.
[16] By me princes rule, () And nobles, even all the judges () of the earth.
[17] I love () them that love () me; And those that seek me early () shall find () me.
[18] Riches and honour are with me; Yea, durable riches and righteousness.
[19] My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice () silver.
[20] I lead () in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of judgment:
[21] That I may cause those that love () me to inherit () substance; And I will fill () their treasures.
[22] The Lord possessed () me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.
[23] I was set up () from everlasting, from the beginning, Or ever the earth was.
[24] When there were no depths, I was brought forth; () When there were no fountains abounding () with water.
[25] Before the mountains were settled, () Before the hills was I brought forth: ()
[26] While as yet he had not made () the earth, nor the fields, Nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
[27] When he prepared () the heavens, I was there: When he set () a compass upon the face of the depth:
[28] When he established () the clouds above: When he strengthened () the fountains of the deep:
[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:
[30] Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing () always before him;
[31] Rejoicing () in the habitable part of his earth; And my delights were with the sons of men.
[32] Now therefore hearken () unto me, O ye children: For blessed are they that keep () my ways.
[33] Hear () instruction, and be wise, () And refuse () it not.
[34] Blessed is the man that heareth () me, Watching () daily at my gates, Waiting () at the posts of my doors.
[35] For whoso findeth () me findeth () () () life, And shall obtain () favour of the Lord.
[36] But he that sinneth () against me wrongeth () his own soul: All they that hate () me love () death.

Proverbs 8:7 Heb. the abomination of my lips
Proverbs 8:8 Heb. wreathed
Proverbs 8:12 Or, subtilty
Proverbs 8:20 Or, walk
Proverbs 8:26a Or, open places
Proverbs 8:26b Or, the chief part
Proverbs 8:27 Or, a circle
Proverbs 8:35 Heb. bring forth

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Proverbs 8 (BYZ)

[1] Σὺ () τὴν () σοφίαν () κηρύξεις, () ἵνα () φρόνησίς () σοι () ὑπακούσῃ· ()
[2] ἐπὶ () γὰρ () τῶν () ὑψηλῶν () ἄκρων () ἐστίν, () ἀνὰ () μέσον () δὲ () τῶν () τρίβων ἕστηκεν· ()
[3] παρὰ () γὰρ () πύλαις () δυναστῶν () παρεδρεύει, ἐν () δὲ () εἰσόδοις () ὑμνεῖται ()
[4] Ὑμᾶς, () ὦ () ἄνθρωποι, () παρακαλῶ () καὶ () προίεμαι ἐμὴν () φωνὴν () υἱοῖς () ἀνθρώπων· ()
[5] νοήσατε, () ἄκακοι, () πανουργίαν, () οἱ () δὲ () ἀπαίδευτοι, () ἔνθεσθε καρδίαν. ()
[6] Εἰσακούσατέ () μου, () σεμνὰ () γὰρ () ἐρῶ () καὶ () ἀνοίσω () ἀπὸ () χειλέων () ὀρθά· ()
[7] ὅτι () ἀλήθειαν () μελετήσει () ὁ () φάρυγξ μου, () ἐβδελυγμένα δὲ () ἐναντίον () ἐμοῦ () χείλη () ψευδῆ. ()
[8] Μετὰ () δικαιοσύνης () πάντα () τὰ () ῥήματα () τοῦ () στόματός () μου, () οὐδὲν () ἐν () αὐτοῖς () σκολιὸν () οὐδὲ () στραγγαλῶδες·
[9] πάντα () ἐνώπια τοῖς () συνιοῦσιν () καὶ () ὀρθὰ () τοῖς () εὑρίσκουσι () γνῶσιν. ()
[10] Λάβετε () παιδείαν () καὶ () μὴ () ἀργύριον () καὶ () γνῶσιν () ὑπὲρ () χρυσίον () δεδοκιμασμένον, () ἀνθαιρεῖσθε δὲ () αἴσθησιν () χρυσίου () καθαροῦ· ()
[11] κρείσσων () γὰρ () σοφία () λίθων () πολυτελῶν, () πᾶν () δὲ () τίμιον () οὐκ () ἄξιον () αὐτῆς () ἐστιν. ()
[12] Ἐγὼ () ἡ () σοφία () κατεσκήνωσα () βουλήν, () καὶ () γνῶσιν () καὶ () ἔννοιαν () ἐγὼ () ἐπεκαλεσάμην.
[13] Φόβος () κυρίου () μισεῖ () ἀδικίαν, () ὕβριν () τε () καὶ () ὑπερηφανίαν () καὶ () ὁδοὺς () πονηρῶν· () μεμίσηκα () δὲ () ἐγὼ () διεστραμμένας () ὁδοὺς () κακῶν. ()
[14] Ἐμὴ () βουλὴ () καὶ () ἀσφάλεια, () ἐμὴ () φρόνησις, () ἐμὴ () δὲ () ἰσχύς· ()
[15] δι’ () ἐμοῦ () βασιλεῖς () βασιλεύουσιν, () καὶ () οἱ () δυνάσται () γράφουσιν () δικαιοσύνην· ()
[16] δι’ () ἐμοῦ () μεγιστᾶνες μεγαλύνονται, () καὶ () τύραννοι δι’ () ἐμοῦ () κρατοῦσι () γῆς. ()
[17] Ἐγὼ () τοὺς () ἐμὲ () φιλοῦντας () ἀγαπῶ, () οἱ () δὲ () ἐμὲ () ζητοῦντες () εὑρήσουσιν. ()
[18] Πλοῦτος () καὶ () δόξα () ἐμοὶ () ὑπάρχει () καὶ () κτῆσις πολλῶν () καὶ () δικαιοσύνη· ()
[19] βέλτιον ἐμὲ () καρπίζεσθαι ὑπὲρ () χρυσίον () καὶ () λίθον () τίμιον, () τὰ () δὲ () ἐμὰ () γενήματα () κρείσσω () ἀργυρίου () ἐκλεκτοῦ. ()
[20] Ἐν () ὁδοῖς () δικαιοσύνης () περιπατῶ () καὶ () ἀνὰ () μέσον () τρίβων () δικαιώματος () ἀναστρέφομαι, ()
[21] ἵνα () μερίσω () τοῖς () ἐμὲ () ἀγαπῶσιν () ὕπαρξιν () καὶ () τοὺς () θησαυροὺς () αὐτῶν () ἐμπλήσω ἀγαθῶν. () ἐὰν () ἀναγγείλω () ὑμῖν () τὰ () καθ’ () ἡμέραν () γινόμενα, () μνημονεύσω () τὰ () ἐξ () αἰῶνος () ἀριθμῆσαι. ()
[22] Κύριος () ἔκτισέν () με () ἀρχὴν () ὁδῶν () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () ἔργα () αὐτοῦ, ()
[23] πρὸ () τοῦ () αἰῶνος () ἐθεμελίωσέν () με () ἐν () ἀρχῇ, ()
[24] πρὸ () τοῦ () τὴν () γῆν () ποιῆσαι () καὶ () πρὸ () τοῦ () τὰς () ἀβύσσους () ποιῆσαι, () πρὸ () τοῦ () προελθεῖν () τὰς () πηγὰς () τῶν () ὑδάτων, ()
[25] πρὸ () τοῦ () ὄρη () ἑδρασθῆναι, πρὸ () δὲ () πάντων () βουνῶν () γεννᾷ () με. ()
[26] Κύριος () ἐποίησεν () χώρας () καὶ () ἀοικήτους καὶ () ἄκρα οἰκούμενα () τῆς () ὑπ’ () οὐρανόν. ()
[27] Ἡνίκα () ἡτοίμαζεν () τὸν () οὐρανόν, () συμπαρήμην () αὐτῷ, () καὶ () ὅτε () ἀφώριζεν () τὸν () ἑαυτοῦ () θρόνον () ἐπ’ () ἀνέμων. ()
[28] Ἡνίκα () ἰσχυρὰ () ἐποίει () τὰ () ἄνω () νέφη, () καὶ () ὡς () ἀσφαλεῖς () ἐτίθει () πηγὰς () τῆς () ὑπ’ () οὐρανὸν ()
[29] καὶ () ἰσχυρὰ () ἐποίει () τὰ () θεμέλια () τῆς () γῆς, ()
[30] ἤμην () παρ’ () αὐτῷ () ἁρμόζουσα, () ἐγὼ () ἤμην () ᾗ () προσέχαιρεν. Καθ’ () ἡμέραν () δὲ () εὐφραινόμην () ἐν () προσώπῳ () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () παντὶ () καιρῷ, ()
[31] ὅτε () ἐυφραίνετο () τὴν () οἰκουμένην () συντελέσας () καὶ () ἐνευφραίνετο ἐν () υἱοῖς () ἀνθρώπων. ()
[32] Νῦν () οὖν, () υἱέ, () ἄκουέ () μου. () …
[34] Μακάριος () ἀνήρ, () ὃς () εἰσακούσεταί () μου, () καὶ () ἄνθρωπος, () ὃς () τὰς () ἐμὰς () ὁδοὺς () φυλάξει () ἀγρυπνῶν () ἐπ’ () ἐμαῖς () θύραις () καθ’ () ἡμέραν () τηρῶν () σταθμοὺς ἐμῶν () εἰσόδων· ()
[35] αἱ () γὰρ () ἔξοδοί () μου () ἔξοδοι () ζωῆς, () καὶ () ἑτοιμάζεται () θέλησις () παρὰ () κυρίου. ()
[36] Οἱ () δὲ () εἰς () ἐμὲ () ἁμαρτάνοντες () ἀσεβοῦσιν () τὰς () ἑαυτῶν () ψυχάς, () καὶ () οἱ () μισοῦντές () με () ἀγαπῶσιν () θάνατον. ()

Proverbs 8:21 Originally verses 8:21 and 8:21a.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.