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  8:1 ¶
Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice? |
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8:1 ¶
Doth not°
wisdom°
cry?°°
and understanding°
put forth°°
her voice?° |
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8:2
On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth; |
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8:2
She standeth°°
in the top°
of high places,°
by°
the way°
in the places°
of the paths.° |
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8:3
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud: |
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8:3
She crieth°°
at°
the gates,°
at the entry°
of the city,°
at the coming°
in at the doors.° |
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8:4
Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men. |
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8:4
Unto°
you, O men,°
I call;°°
and my voice°
[is] to°
the sons°
of man.° |
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8:5
O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart. |
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8:5
O ye simple,°
understand°°
wisdom:°
and, ye fools,°
be ye of an understanding°°
heart.° |
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8:6
Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things. |
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8:6
Hear;°°
for°
I will speak°°
of excellent things;°
and the opening°
of my lips°
[shall be] right things.° |
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8:7
For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. |
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8:7
For°
my mouth°
shall speak°°
truth;°
and wickedness°
[is] an abomination°
to my lips.° |
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8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them. |
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8:8
All°
the words°
of my mouth°
[are] in righteousness;°
[there is] nothing°
froward°°
or perverse°
in them. |
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8:9
They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge. |
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8:9
They [are] all°
plain°
to him that understandeth,°°
and right°
to them that find°°
knowledge.° |
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8:10
Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold. |
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8:10
Receive°°
my instruction,°
and not°
silver;°
and knowledge°
rather than choice°°
gold.°°° |
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8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it. |
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8:11
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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8:12
I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion. |
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8:12
I°
wisdom°
dwell°°
with prudence,°
and find out°°
knowledge°
of witty inventions.° |
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8:13
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate. |
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8:13
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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8:14
Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might. |
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8:14
Counsel°
[is] mine, and sound wisdom:°
I°
[am] understanding;°
I have strength.° |
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8:15
By me kings reign, And princes decree justice. |
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8:15
By me kings°
reign,°°
and princes°°
decree°°
justice.° |
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8:16
By me princes rule, And nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth. |
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8:16
By me princes°
rule,°°
and nobles,°
[even] all°
the judges°°
of the earth.° |
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8:17
I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me. |
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8:17
I°
love°°
them that love°°
me; and those that seek me early°°
shall find°°
me. |
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8:18
Riches and honor are with me; [Yea], durable wealth and righteousness. |
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8:18
Riches°
and honour°
[are] with°
me; [yea], durable°
riches°
and righteousness.° |
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8:19
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver. |
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8:19
My fruit°
[is] better°
than gold,°°
yea, than fine gold;°°
and my revenue°
than choice°°
silver.°° |
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8:20
I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice; |
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8:20
I lead°°
in the way°
of righteousness,°
in the midst°
of the paths°
of judgment:° |
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8:21
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I may fill their treasuries. |
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8:21
That I may cause those that love°°
me to inherit°°
substance;°
and I will fill°°
their treasures.° |
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8:22
Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. |
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8:22
The LORD°
possessed°°
me in the beginning°
of his way,°
before°
his works°
of old.°° |
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8:23
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was. |
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8:23
I was set up°°
from everlasting,°°
from the beginning,°°
or ever°°
the earth°
was. |
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8:24
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water. |
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8:24
When [there were] no°
depths,°
I was brought forth;°°
when [there were] no°
fountains°
abounding°°
with water.° |
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8:25
Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth; |
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8:25
Before°
the mountains°
were settled,°°
before°
the hills°
was I brought forth:°°° |
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8:26
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world. |
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8:26
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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8:27
When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep, |
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8:27
When he prepared°°
the heavens,°
I°
[was] there:°
when he set°°
a compass°
upon°
the face°
of the depth:° |
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8:28
When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong, |
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8:28
When he established°°
the clouds°
above:°°
when he strengthened°°
the fountains°
of the deep:° |
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8:29
When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth; |
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8:29
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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8:30
Then I was by him, [as] a master workman; And I was daily [his] delight, Rejoicing always before him, |
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8:30
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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8:31
Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men. |
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8:31
Rejoicing°°
in the habitable part°
of his earth;°
and my delights°
[were] with°
the sons°
of men.° |
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8:32
Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways. |
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8:32
Now°
therefore hearken°°
unto me, O ye children:°
for blessed°
[are they that] keep°°
my ways.° |
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8:33
Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not. |
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8:33
Hear°°
instruction,°
and be wise,°°
and refuse°°
it not.° |
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8:34
Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors. |
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8:34
Blessed°
[is] the man°
that heareth°°
me, watching°°
daily°
at°
my gates,°
waiting°°
at the posts°
of my doors.° |
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8:35
For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah. |
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8:35
For°
whoso findeth°°
me findeth°°°°
life,°
and shall obtain°°
favour°
of the LORD.°° |
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8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death. |
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8:36
But he that sinneth°°
against°
me wrongeth°°
his own soul:°
all°
they that hate°°
me love°°
death.° |
