Wisdom's Calling

"Wisdom is Calling Out to Us"

Proverbs 8: 1-36

 ¹Doth not wisdom cry? And understanding give forth her voice?

 ²On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she (wisdom) taketh her stand.

 ³Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she (wisdom) crieth aloud.

 ⁴Unto you, men (humans), I (wisdom) call, and my voice is to the sons (&daughters) of man (humans):

 ⁵O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.

 ⁶Hear, for I (wisdom)  will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

 ⁷For my (wisdom's) palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

 ⁸All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.

 ⁹ They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

 ¹⁰ Receive my instruction, and not silver (only); and knowledge rather than choice gold (only):

 ¹¹ for wisdom is better than rubies (only), and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.

 ¹² I, wisdom, dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.

 ¹³ The fear of Jehovah (Creator God) is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward (disobedient, unmanageable; with an evil disposition) mouth do I (wisdom) hate.

¹⁴ Counsel is mine (wisdom's), and sound wisdom: I (wisdom) am intelligence; I have strength.

 ¹⁵ By me (wisdom)  kings reign (wisely), and rulers make just decrees;

 ¹⁶ by me (wisdom) princes rule, and nobles; all the judges of the earth.

 ¹⁷I (wisdom) love  those that love me; and they that seek me (wisdom) early shall find me.

¹⁸ Riches and honour are with me (wisdom); durable wealth and righteousness.

 ¹⁹ My (wisdom) fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

 ²⁰I (wisdom) walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

²¹ that I may cause those that love me (wisdom) to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.

²² Jehovah (Creator God)  possessed me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old.

²³ I (wisdom) was set up (established)  from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.

 ²⁴ When there were no depths (oceans), I was brought forth, when there were no fountains (springs) abounding with water.

 ²⁵ Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I (wisdom) brought forth;

²⁶ while as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

²⁷ When He prepared the heavens I (wisdom) was there; when He ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;

 ²⁸ when He established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;

 ²⁹ when He imposed on the sea His decree that the waters should not pass His commandment (boundaries), when He appointed the foundations of the earth:

³⁰then I (wisdom) was by Him [His] nursling (crafter), and I was daily (filled with) His delight, rejoicing always before Him;

 ³¹ rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, and my delights [were] with the sons (& daughters) of men (humans).

³²And now, sons (& daughters), hearken (listen) unto me (wisdom), and blessed are they that keep my ways:

 ³³ hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.

³⁴ Blessed is the man (human) that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

³⁵ For whoso(ever) findeth me (wisdom) findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah (Creator God);

³⁶ but he that sinneth against me (wisdom) doeth violence to his (her) own soul: all they that hate me (wisdom) love death. (Proverbs 8:31-36, Darby Translation)

Proverbs 8, Darby Translation Note from Michaela: Text in parentheses added for clarification of verse or word.

Also view: Proverbs 8, New International Version