Proverbs 8

ISV^{(i) 1} Wisdom Calls for an Audience Isn’t wisdom calling out; isn’t understanding raising her voice? ² On top of the highest places along the road she stands where the roads meet. ³ Beside the gates, at the city entrance— at the entrance to the portals she cries aloud: ⁴ “I’m calling to you, men! What I have to say pertains to all mankind! ⁵ Understand prudence, you naïve people; and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones. ⁶ Listen, because I have noble things to say, and what I have to say will reveal what is right. ⁷ For my mouth speaks the truth— wickedness is detestable to me. ⁸ Everything I have to say is just; there isn’t anything corrupt or perverse in my speech. ⁹ Everything I say is sensible to someone who understands, and correct to those who have acquired knowledge. ¹⁰ Grab hold of my instruction in lieu of money and knowledge instead of the finest gold, ¹¹ because wisdom is better than precious gems and nothing you desire can compare to it.”
¹² The Way of Wisdom“I, wisdom, am related to prudence. I know how to be discreet. ¹³ The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. Pride, arrogance, an evil lifestyle, and perverted speech I despise. ¹⁴ Counsel belongs to me, along with sound judgment. I am understanding. Power belongs to me. ¹⁵ Kings reign by me, and rulers dispense justice through me. ¹⁶ By me leaders rule, as do noble officials and all who govern justly. ¹⁷ I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me. ¹⁸ Wealth and honor accompany me, as do enduring wealth and righteousness. ¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, better than even refined gold, and my benefit surpasses the purest silver. ²⁰ I walk on the way of righteousness, along paths that are just, ²¹ I bequeath wealth to those who love me, and I will fill their treasuries.”
²² The Agelessness of Wisdom“The LORD made me as he began his planning, before his ancient activity commenced. ²³ From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before there was land. ²⁴ When there were no ocean depths, I brought them to birth at a time when there were no springs. ²⁵ Before the mountains were shaped, before there were hills, I was bringing them to birth. ²⁶ Even though he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the world’s first grains of dust, ²⁷ when he crafted the heavens, I was there— when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep, ²⁸ when he made the clouds from above, when the springs of the depths were established, ²⁹ when he set a boundary for the sea so the waters would not exceed his limits, when he marked out the foundations of the earth. ³⁰ Then I was with him, his master craftsman— I was his delight daily, continuously rejoicing in his presence, ³¹ rejoicing in his inhabitable world and taking delight in mankind.”
³² The Exhortation of Wisdom“So listen to me, children! Blessed are those who obey me. ³³ Listen to instruction and be wise. Don’t ignore it. ³⁴ Blessed is the person who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorways— ³⁵ because those who find me find life and gain favor from the LORD. ³⁶ But whoever sins against me destroys himself; everyone who hates me loves death.”