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The Commendation of Wisdom
Does not awisdom call,And understanding 1lift up her voice?2 On top of athe heights beside the way,Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;3 Beside the agates, at the opening to the city,At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:4 “To you, O men, I call,And my voice is to the sons of men.5 “O 1anaive ones, understand prudence;And, O bfools, understand 2wisdom.6 “Listen, for I will speak anoble things;And the opening of my lips will reveal bright things.7 “For my amouth will utter truth;And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.8 “All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;There is nothing acrooked or perverted in them.9 “They are all astraightforward to him who understands,And right to those who bfind knowledge.10 “Take my ainstruction and not silver,And knowledge rather than choicest gold.11 “For wisdom is abetter than 1jewels;And ball desirable things cannot compare with her.
12 “I, wisdom, adwell with prudence,And I find bknowledge and discretion.13 “The afear of the LORD is to hate evil;bPride and arrogance and cthe evil wayAnd the dperverted mouth, I hate.14 “aCounsel is mine and bsound wisdom;I am understanding, cpower is mine.15 “By me akings reign,And rulers decree justice.16 “By me princes rule, and nobles,All who judge rightly.17 “I alove those who love me;And bthose who diligently seek me will find me.18 “aRiches and honor are with me,Enduring bwealth and righteousness.19 “My fruit is abetter than gold, even pure gold,And my yield better than bchoicest silver.20 “I walk in the way of righteousness,In the midst of the paths of justice,21 To endow those who love me with wealth,That I may afill their treasuries.
22 “The LORD possessed me aat the beginning of His way,Before His works 1of old.23 “From everlasting I was 1aestablished,From the beginning, bfrom the earliest times of the earth.24 “When there were no adepths I was 1brought forth,When there were no springs abounding with water.25 “aBefore the mountains were settled,Before the hills I was 1brought forth;26 While He had not yet made the earth and the 1fields,Nor the first dust of the world.27 “When He aestablished the heavens, I was there,When bHe inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,28 When He made firm the skies above,When the springs of the deep became 1fixed,29 When aHe set for the sea its boundarySo that the water would not transgress His 1command,When He marked out bthe foundations of the earth;30 Then aI was beside Him, as a master workman;And I was daily His delight,1Rejoicing always before Him,31 1Rejoicing in the world, His earth,And having amy delight in the sons of men.
32 “Now therefore, O sons, alisten to me,For bblessed are they who keep my ways.33 “aHeed instruction and be wise,And do not neglect it.34 “aBlessed is the man who listens to me,Watching daily at my gates,Waiting at my doorposts.35 “For ahe who finds me finds lifeAnd bobtains favor from the LORD.36 “But he who 1sins against me ainjures himself;All those who bhate me clove death.”
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The Commendation of Wisdom
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.”
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The Commendation of Wisdom
Does not awisdom call,And understanding 1raise her voice?2 On top of athe heights beside the way,Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;3 Beside the agates, at the opening to the city,At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:4 “To you, people, I call,And my voice is to 1mankind.5 “You anaive ones, understand prudence;And, you bfools, understand 1wisdom!6 “Listen, for I will speak anoble things;And the opening of my lips will reveal bright things.7 “For my amouth will proclaim truth;And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.8 “All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;There is nothing acrooked or perverted in them.9 “They are all astraightforward to him who understands,And right to those who bfind knowledge.10 “Accept my ainstruction and not silver,And knowledge rather than choice gold.11 “For wisdom is abetter than 1jewels;And ball desirable things cannot compare with her.
12 “I, wisdom, adwell with prudence,And I find bknowledge and discretion.13 “The afear of the LORD is to hate evil;bPride, arrogance, cthe evil way,And the dperverted mouth, I hate.14 “aAdvice is mine and bsound wisdom;I am understanding, cpower is mine.15 “By me akings reign,And rulers decree justice.16 “By me princes rule, and nobles,All who judge rightly.17 “I alove those who love me;And bthose who diligently seek me will find me.18 “aRiches and honor are with me,Enduring bwealth and righteousness.19 “My fruit is abetter than gold, even pure gold;And my yield better than bchoice silver.20 “I walk in the way of righteousness,In the midst of the paths of justice,21 To endow those who love me with wealth,That I may afill their treasuries.
22 “The LORD 1created me aat the beginning of His way,Before His works 2of old.23 “From eternity I was 1aestablished,From the beginning, bfrom the earliest times of the earth.24 “When there were no aocean depths, I was born,When there were no springs abounding with water.25 “aBefore the mountains were settled,Before the hills, I was born;26 While He had not yet made the earth and the 1fields,Nor the first dust of the world.27 “When He aestablished the heavens, I was there;When bHe inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,28 When He made firm the skies above,When the springs of the deep became 1fixed,29 When aHe set a boundary for the seaSo that the water would not violate His 1command,When He marked out bthe foundations of the earth;30 Then aI was beside Him, as a master workman;And I was His delight daily,1Rejoicing always before Him,31 1Rejoicing in the world, His earth,And having amy delight in the sons of mankind.
32 “Now then, sons, alisten to me,For bblessed are those who keep my ways.33 “aListen to instruction and be wise,And do not neglect it.34 “aBlessed is the person who listens to me,Watching daily at my gates,Waiting at my doorposts.35 “For aone who finds me finds life,And bobtains favor from the LORD.36 “But one who 1sins against me ainjures himself;All those who bhate me clove death.”