1 Does not Wisdom call, and Understanding raise her voice?
2 On the top of the heights along the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3 By the gates at the approaches of the city, in the entryways she cries aloud:
4 "To you, O men, I call; my appeal is to the children of men.
5 You simple ones, gain resource, you fools, gain sense.
6 "Give heed! for noble things I speak; honesty opens my lips.
7 Yes, the truth my mouth recounts, but the wickedness my lips abhor.
8 Sincere are all the words of my mouth, no one of them is wily or crooked;
9 All of them are plain to the man of intelligence, and right to those who attain knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction in preference to silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 (For Wisdom is better than corals, and no choice possessions can compare with her.)
12 "I, Wisdom, dwell with experience, and judicious knowledge I attain.
13 (The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;) Pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Mine are counsel and advice; Mine is strength; I am understanding.
15 By me kings reign, and lawgivers establish justice;
16 By me princes govern, and nobles; all the rulers of earth.
17 "Those who love me I also love, and those who seek me find me.
18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than pure gold, and my revenue than choice silver.
20 On the way of duty I walk, along the paths of justice,
21 Granting wealth to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.
22 "The LORD begot me, the first-born of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;
23 From of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water;
25 Before the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 While as yet the earth and the fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world.
27 "When he established the heavens I was there, when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;
28 When he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth;
29 When he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not transgress his command;
30 Then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, Playing before him all the while,
31 playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the sons of men.
32 "So now, O children, listen to me;
33 instruction and wisdom do not reject! Happy the man who obeys me, and happy those who keep my ways,
34 Happy the man watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorposts;
35 For he who finds me finds life, and wins favor from the LORD;
36 But he who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death."
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Chapter 8 of Proverbs is a poem that celebrates wisdom as a divine attribute that existed from the beginning of creation. It portrays wisdom as a reliable and valuable guide to those who seek it, offering discernment, knowledge and prudence. The following verses were chosen for their relevance to the topics dealt with in this chapter:
Colossians 2:3: "In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." This verse highlights the importance of seeking wisdom in God and finding a precious and invaluable treasure in it.
Proverbs 1:7: "The fear of the Lord is the principle of knowledge, but the foolishness despises wisdom and discipline." This verse emphasizes that wisdom begins with a reverent fear of God and that those who ignore wisdom are risking a path of foolish and foolishness.
1 Corinthians 1:30: "It is at his initiative that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become wisdom from God to us, justice, sanctification, and redemption." This verse points out that Jesus Christ is the embodiment of divine wisdom and that those who follow Him are receiving God's wisdom to their own lives.
Proverbs 3:13-14: "How happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who obtains understanding, for wisdom is more profitable than silver and yields more than gold." This verse reinforces the central message of Proverbs 8, emphasizing that wisdom is a valuable treasure that far surpasses material riches.
James 1:5: "If any of you have a lack of wisdom, ask it to God, who gives all freely, goodwill; and will be granted." This verse highlights the availability of divine wisdom for all those who seek it with a sincere and humble heart, promising that God generously will grant her to those who ask her.
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