New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
1Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice? | 1Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice? |
2On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand; | 2On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand. |
3Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: | 3Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out: |
4"To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. | 4“To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men. |
5"O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom. | 5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding. |
6"Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. | 6Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right. |
7"For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. | 7For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips. |
8"All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them. | 8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse. |
9"They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. | 9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge. |
10"Take my instruction and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest gold. | 10Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. |
11"For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her. | 11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her. |
12"I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion. | 12I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion. |
13"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate. | 13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech. |
14"Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine. | 14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength. |
15"By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice. | 15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws; |
16"By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly. | 16By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly. |
17"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. | 17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me. |
18"Riches and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. | 18With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness. |
19"My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield better than choicest silver. | 19My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. |
20"I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, | 20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, |
21To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. | 21bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full. |
22"The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. | 22The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. |
23"From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth. | 23From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. |
24"When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water. | 24When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water. |
25"Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth; | 25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth, |
26While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world. | 26before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth. |
27"When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, | 27I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, |
28When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed, | 28when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, |
29When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth; | 29when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth. |
30Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, | 30Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence. |
31Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of men. | 31I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men. |
32"Now therefore, O sons, listen to me, For blessed are they who keep my ways. | 32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. |
33"Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it. | 33Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. |
34"Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. | 34Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway. |
35"For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD. | 35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD. |
36"But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death." | 36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.” |
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