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Proverbs 8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Gifts of Wisdom
8 Does not wisdom call
and understanding raise her voice?(A)
2 On the heights, beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3 beside the gates in front of the town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries out:(B)
4 “To you, O people, I call,
and my cry is to all who live.
5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(C)
6 Hear, for I will speak noble things,
and from my lips will come what is right,(D)
7 for my mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.(E)
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
9 They are all straight to one who understands
and right to those who find knowledge.(F)
10 Take my instruction instead of silver
and knowledge rather than choice gold,(G)
11 for wisdom is better than jewels,
and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.(H)
12 I, wisdom, live with prudence,
and I attain knowledge and discretion.(I)
13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.(J)
14 I have good advice and sound wisdom;
I have insight; I have strength.(K)
15 By me kings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;(L)
16 by me rulers rule,
and nobles, all who govern rightly.
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.(M)
18 Riches and honor are with me,
enduring wealth and prosperity.(N)
19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold,
and my yield than choice silver.(O)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 endowing with wealth those who love me
and filling their treasuries.
Wisdom’s Part in Creation
22 “The Lord created me at the beginning[a] of his work,[b]
the first of his acts of long ago.(P)
23 Ages ago I was set up,
at the first, before the beginning of the earth.(Q)
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains had been shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth,(R)
26 when he had not yet made earth and fields[c]
or the world’s first bits of soil.
27 When he established the heavens, I was there;
when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,(S)
28 when he made firm the skies above,
when he established the fountains of the deep,
29 when he assigned to the sea its limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,(T)
30 then I was beside him, like a master worker,[d]
and I was daily his[e] delight,
playing before him always,(U)
31 playing in his inhabited world
and delighting in the human race.(V)
32 “And now, my children, listen to me:
happy are those who keep my ways.(W)
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
34 Happy is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.(X)
35 For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,(Y)
36 but those who miss me injure themselves;
all who hate me love death.”(Z)
Proverbs 8
New King James Version
Proverbs 8
New King James Version
The Excellence of Wisdom
8 Does not (A)wisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?
2 She takes her stand on the top of the [a]high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.
3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
4 “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 O you [b]simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6 Listen, for I will speak of (B)excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
7 For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11 (C)For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 (D)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(E)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (F)the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (G)I have strength.
15 (H)By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of [c]the earth.
17 (I)I love those who love me,
And (J)those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 (K)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
20 I [d]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
22 “The(L) Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23 (M)I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 (N)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the [e]fields,
Or the [f]primal dust of the world.
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
29 (O)When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When (P)He marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 (Q)Then I was beside Him as [g]a master craftsman;
(R)And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And (S)my delight was with the sons of men.
32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For (T)blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
34 (U)Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And (V)obtains favor from the Lord;
36 But he who sins against me (W)wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:2 Lit. heights
- Proverbs 8:5 naive
- Proverbs 8:16 MT, Syr., Tg., Vg. righteousness; LXX, Bg., some mss. and editions earth
- Proverbs 8:20 walk about on
- Proverbs 8:26 outer places
- Proverbs 8:26 Lit. beginning of the dust
- Proverbs 8:30 A Jewish tradition one brought up
Proverbs 8
New International Version
Proverbs 8
New International Version
Wisdom’s Call
8 Does not wisdom call out?(A)
Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 At the highest point along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 beside the gate leading into the city,
at the entrance, she cries aloud:(B)
4 “To you, O people, I call out;(C)
I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 You who are simple,(D) gain prudence;(E)
you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[a]
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth speaks what is true,(F)
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right;
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10 Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,(G)
11 for wisdom is more precious(H) than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(I)
12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.(J)
13 To fear the Lord(K) is to hate evil;(L)
I hate(M) pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have insight, I have power.(N)
15 By me kings reign
and rulers(O) issue decrees that are just;
16 by me princes govern,(P)
and nobles—all who rule on earth.[b]
17 I love those who love me,(Q)
and those who seek me find me.(R)
18 With me are riches and honor,(S)
enduring wealth and prosperity.(T)
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;(U)
what I yield surpasses choice silver.(V)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(W)
along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.(X)
22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[c][d]
before his deeds of old;
23 I was formed long ages ago,
at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
when there were no springs overflowing with water;(Y)
25 before the mountains were settled in place,(Z)
before the hills, I was given birth,(AA)
26 before he made the world or its fields
or any of the dust of the earth.(AB)
27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,(AC)
when he marked out the horizon(AD) on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above(AE)
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(AF)
29 when he gave the sea its boundary(AG)
so the waters would not overstep his command,(AH)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(AI)
30 Then I was constantly[e] at his side.(AJ)
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind.(AK)
32 “Now then, my children, listen(AL) to me;
blessed are(AM) those who keep my ways.(AN)
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not disregard it.
34 Blessed are those who listen(AO) to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
35 For those who find me(AP) find life(AQ)
and receive favor from the Lord.(AR)
36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;(AS)
all who hate me love death.”(AT)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds
- Proverbs 8:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; other Hebrew manuscripts all righteous rulers
- Proverbs 8:22 Or way; or dominion
- Proverbs 8:22 Or The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The Lord brought me forth at the beginning of his work
- Proverbs 8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child
Fjalët e urta 8
Albanian Bible
Fjalët e urta 8
Albanian Bible
8 A nuk bërtet vallë dituria dhe maturia a nuk e bën zërin e saj të dëgjohet?
2 Ajo qëndron në këmbë mbi majën e lartësive, gjatë rrugës, në kryqëzimet e rrugëve;
3 bërtet pranë portave, në hyrje të qyteteve, në prag të dyerve;
4 "Ju drejtohem juve, o njerëz dhe zëri im u drejtohet bijve të njeriut.
5 Kuptoni, o njerëz të thjeshtë, maturinë, dhe ju, njerëz pa mend, kini një zemër të urtë.
6 Më dëgjoni, sepse do të flas për gjëra të rëndësishme dhe buzët e mia do të hapen për të thënë gjëra të drejta.
7 Sepse goja ime do të shpallë të vërtetën; pabesia është e neveritshme për buzët e mia.
8 Të gjitha fjalët e gojës sime janë të drejta, në to nuk ka asgjë të shtrembër dhe të çoroditur.
9 Janë të gjitha të drejta për atë që ka mend dhe për ata që kanë gjetur dijen.
10 Pranoni mësimin tim dhe jo argjendin, dijen në vend të arit të zgjedhur,
11 sepse dituria vlen më tepër se margaritarët, të gjitha gjërat që dikush mund dikush të dëshiroje nuk barazohen me të.
12 Unë, dituria, rri me maturinë dhe e gjej dijen në meditim.
13 Frika e Zotit është të urresh të keqen; unë e urrej kryelartësinë, arrogancën, rrugën e keqe dhe gojën e çoroditur.
14 Mua më takon mendimi dhe dituria e vërtetë; unë jam zgjuarsia, mua më përket forca.
15 Nëpërmjet meje mbretërojnë mbretërit dhe princat vendosin drejtësinë.
16 Nëpërmjet meje qeverisin krerët, fisnikët, tërë gjykatësit e tokës.
17 Unë i dua ata që më duan, dhe ata që më kërkojnë me kujdes më gjejnë.
18 Me mua janë pasuria dhe lavdia, pasuria që zgjat dhe drejtësia.
19 Fryti im është më i mirë se ari, po, se ari i kulluar, dhe prodhimi im më tepër se argjendi i zgjedhur.
20 Unë eci në rrugën e drejtësisë, në mes të shtigjeve të drejtësisë,
21 për t’i bërë ata që më duan të trashëgojnë pasurinë e vërtetë dhe për të mbushur thesaret e tyre.
22 Zoti më zotëroi në fillim të rrugës së tij, përpara veprave të tij më të lashta.
23 U vendosa nga amshimi, që në krye, para se toka të ekzistonte.
24 Më prodhuan kur nuk kishte ende humnera, kur nuk kishte burime me ujë të bollshëm.
25 Më prodhuan para se themelet e maleve të ishin përforcuar, para kodrinave,
26 kur nuk kishte sajuar ende as tokën, as fushat dhe as plisat e para të dheut.
27 Kur ai fiksonte qiejtë, unë isha aty; kur bënte një rreth mbi sipërfaqen e humnerës,
28 kur i bënte të qëndrueshëm qiejtë e epërm, kur përforconte burimet e humnerës,
29 kur i caktonte detit caqet e tij në mënyrë që ujërat të mos kalonin përtej urdhërit të tij, kur vendoste themelet e dheut,
30 unë isha pranë tij si një arkitekt, isha çdo ditë kënaqësia e tij, duke u gëzuar çdo çast para tij;
31 kënaqesha në pjesën e banueshme të botës dhe gjeja ëndjen time me bijtë e njerëzve.
32 Tani, pra, më dëgjoni, o bij; lum ata që ndjekin rrugët e mia!
33 Dëgjoni këto mësime, tregohuni të urtë dhe mos i hidhni poshtë!
34 Lum ai njeri që më dëgjon, duke u gdhirë çdo ditë te portat e mia dhe duke ruajtur shtalkat e portave të mia.
35 Sepse ai që më gjen, gjen jetën, dhe siguron përkrahjen e Zotit.
36 Por ai që mëkaton kundër meje, i bën të keqe vetvetes; të gjithë ata që më urrejnë duan vdekjen".
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