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Does not ^awisdom call,And understanding lift up her voice?2 On the top of ^athe heights beside the way,Where the paths meet, wisdom takes her stand;3 Beside the ^agates, at the entrance to the city,At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:4 “To you, O men, I call,And my voice is directed to the sons of men.5 “O you ^anaive or inexperienced who are easily misled, understand prudence and seek astute common sense;And, O you closed-minded, self-confident ^bfools, understand wisdom seek the insight and self-discipline that leads to godly living. Is 32:66 “Listen, for I will speak ^aexcellent and noble things;And the opening of my lips will reveal ^bright things.7 “For my ^amouth will utter truth,And wickedness is repulsive and loathsome to my lips.8 “All the words of my mouth are in righteousness (upright, in right standing with God) ;There is nothing ^acontrary to truth or perverted (crooked) in them.9 “They are all ^astraightforward to him who understands with an open and willing mind,And right to those who ^bfind knowledge and live by it.10 “Take my ^ainstruction rather than seeking silver,And take knowledge rather than choicest gold,11 For wisdom is ^abetter than rubies;And ^ball desirable things cannot compare with her. Job 28:15; Ps 19:10; 119:127

12 “I, godly wisdom, ^areside with prudence good judgment, moral courage and astute common sense,And I find ^bknowledge and discretion. James 1:513 “The reverent ^afear and worshipful awe of the LORD includes the hatred of evil;^bPride and arrogance and ^cthe evil way,And the ^dperverted mouth, I hate.14 “^aCounsel is mine and ^bsound wisdom;I am understanding, ^cpower and strength are mine.15 “By me ^akings reignAnd rulers decide and decree justice. Dan 2:21; Rom 13:116 “By me princes rule, and nobles,All who judge and govern rightly.17 “I ^alove those who love me;And ^bthose who seek me early and diligently will find me. 1+@Sam 2:30; Ps 91:14; John 14:21; James 1:518 “^aRiches and honor are with me,Enduring ^bwealth and righteousness (right standing with God) . Prov 3:16; Matt 6:3319 “My fruit is ^abetter than gold, even pure gold,And my yield is better than ^bchoicest silver.20 “I, Wisdom, continuously walk in the way of righteousness,In the midst of the paths of justice,21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth and true riches,And that I may ^afill their treasuries.

22 “The LORD created and possessed me ^aat the beginning of His way,Before His works of old were accomplished.23 “From everlasting I was ^aestablished and ordained,From the beginning, ^bbefore the earth existed, I, godly wisdom, existed. John 1:1; 1+@Cor 1:2424 “When there were no ocean ^adepths I was born,When there were no fountains and springs overflowing with water.25 “^aBefore the mountains were settled,Before the hills, I was born; Job 15:7, 826 While He had not yet made the earth and the fields,Or the first of the dust of the earth.27 “When He ^aestablished the heavens, I Wisdom was there;When ^bHe drew a circle upon the face of the deep,28 When He made firm the skies above,When the fountains and springs of the deep became fixed and strong,29 When ^aHe set for the sea its boundarySo that the waters would not transgress the boundaries set by His command,When He marked out ^bthe foundations of the earth— Job 38:10, 11; Ps 104:6-9; Jer 5:2230 Then ^aI was beside Him, as a master craftsman;And I was daily His delight;Rejoicing before Him always, Matt 3:17; John 1:2, 1831 Rejoicing in the world, His inhabited earth,And having ^amy delight in the sons of men. Ps 16:3

32 “Now therefore, O sons, ^alisten to me,For ^bblessed happy, prosperous, to be admired are they who keep my ways. Ps 119:1, 2; 128:1, 2; Luke 11:2833 “^aHeed (pay attention to) instruction and be wise,And do not ignore or neglect it.34 “^aBlessed happy, prosperous, to be admired is the man who listens to me,Watching daily at my gates,Waiting at my doorposts.35 “For ^awhoever finds me (Wisdom) finds lifeAnd ^bobtains favor and grace from the LORD.36 “But he who fails to find me or sins against me ^ainjures himself;All those who ^bhate me ^clove and court death.”