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| 1
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? |
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Does not wisdom call, does not understanding raise her voice? |
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Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice? |
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She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places
of the paths. |
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On the heights beside the way, in the paths she takes her stand; |
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On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet,
she takes her stand; |
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She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming
in at the doors. |
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beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the
portals she cries aloud: |
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Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance
of the doors, she cries out: |
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Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. |
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"To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the sons of men. |
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"To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of
men. |
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O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding
heart. |
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O simple ones, learn prudence; O foolish men, pay attention. |
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"O naive ones, discern prudence; And, O fools, discern
wisdom. |
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Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening
of my lips shall be right things. |
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Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come
what is right; |
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"Listen, for I shall speak noble things; And the opening
of my lips [ will produce] right things. |
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For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination
to my lips. |
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for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination
to my lips. |
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"For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination
to my lips. |
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All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing
froward or perverse in them. |
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All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted
or crooked in them. |
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"All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There
is nothing crooked or perverted in them. |
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They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them
that find knowledge. |
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They are all straight to him who understands and right to those
who find knowledge. |
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"They are all straightforward to him who understands, And
right to those who find knowledge. |
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Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather
than choice gold. |
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Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather
than choice gold; |
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"Take my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather
than choicest gold. |
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For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may
be desired are not to be compared to it. |
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for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire
cannot compare with her. |
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"For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things
can not compare with her. |
| 12
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty
inventions. |
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I, wisdom, dwell in prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion. |
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"I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge [and]
discretion. |
| 13
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy,
and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. |
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The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance
and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. |
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"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance
and the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate. |
| 14
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have
strength. |
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I have counsel and sound wisdom, I have insight, I have strength. |
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"Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding,
power is mine. |
| 15
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. |
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By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; |
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"By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice. |
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By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. |
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by me princes rule, and nobles govern the earth. |
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"By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly. |
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I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall
find me. |
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I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find
me. |
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"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek
me will find me. |
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Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. |
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Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and prosperity. |
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"Riches and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. |
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My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue
than choice silver. |
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My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than
choice silver. |
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"My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield
than choicest silver. |
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I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths
of judgment: |
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I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice, |
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"I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the
paths of justice, |
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That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and
I will fill their treasures. |
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endowing with wealth those who love me, and filling their treasuries. |
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To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their
treasuries. |
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The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his
works of old. |
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The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, the first
of his acts of old. |
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"The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before
His works of old. |
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I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the
earth was. |
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Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of
the earth. |
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"From everlasting I was established, From the beginning,
from the earliest times of the earth. |
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When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were
no fountains abounding with water. |
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When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were
no springs abounding with water. |
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"When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there
were no springs abounding with water. |
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Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought
forth: |
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Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was
brought forth; |
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"Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I
was brought forth; |
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While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor
the highest part of the dust of the world. |
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before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of
the dust of the world. |
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While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the
first dust of the world. |
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When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass
upon the face of the depth: |
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When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a
circle on the face of the deep, |
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"When He established the heavens, I was there, When He
inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, |
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When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the
fountains of the deep: |
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when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains
of the deep, |
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When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep
became fixed, |
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When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not
pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the
earth: |
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when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might
not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations
of the earth, |
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When He set for the sea its boundary, So that the water should
not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations
of the earth; |
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Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily
his delight, rejoicing always before him; |
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then I was beside him, like a master workman; and I was daily
his delight, rejoicing before him always, |
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Then I was beside Him, [as] a master workman; And I was daily
[His] delight, Rejoicing always before Him, |
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Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights
were with the sons of men. |
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rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the sons
of men. |
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Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And [having] my delight in
the sons of men. |
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Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are
they that keep my ways. |
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And now, my sons, listen to me: happy are those who keep my
ways. |
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"Now therefore, [O] sons, listen to me, For blessed are
they who keep my ways. |
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Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. |
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Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. |
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"Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect [it.] |
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Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates,
waiting at the posts of my doors. |
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Happy is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors. |
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"Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at
my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. |
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For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of
the LORD. |
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For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD; |
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"For he who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from
the LORD. |
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But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they
that hate me love death. |
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but he who misses me injures himself; all who hate me love death." |
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"But he who sins against me injures himself; All those
who hate me love death." |
