Proverbs 8:12-21

New King James Version

¹²“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
¹³^(A)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
^(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And ^(C)the perverse mouth I hate.
¹⁴Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, ^(D)I have strength.
¹⁵^(E)By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
¹⁶By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of ^[a]the earth.
¹⁷^(F)I love those who love me,
And ^(G)those who seek me diligently will find me.
¹⁸^(H)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
¹⁹My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
²⁰I ^[b]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
²¹That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 8:16 MT, Syr., Tg., Vg. righteousness; LXX, Bg., some mss. and editions earth
Proverbs 8:20 walk about on

משלי 8:12-21

The Westminster Leningrad Codex

¹²אֲ‍ֽנִי־חָ֭כְמָה שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי עָרְמָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת מְזִמּ֣וֹת אֶמְצָֽא׃

¹³יִֽרְאַ֣ת יְהוָה֮ שְֽׂנֹ֫את רָ֥ע גֵּ֘אָ֤ה וְגָא֨וֹן׀ וְדֶ֣רֶךְ רָ֭ע וּפִ֨י תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃

¹⁴לִֽי־עֵ֭צָה וְתוּשִׁיָּ֑ה אֲנִ֥י בִ֝ינָ֗ה לִ֣י גְבוּרָֽה׃

¹⁵בִּ֭י מְלָכִ֣ים יִמְלֹ֑כוּ וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗ים יְחֹ֣קְקוּ צֶֽדֶק׃

¹⁶בִּ֭י שָׂרִ֣ים יָשֹׂ֑רוּ וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים כָּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק׃

¹⁷אֲ֭נִי ׳אֹהֲבֶיהָ׳ ״אֹהֲבַ֣י״ אֵהָ֑ב וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃

¹⁸עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָב֥וֹד אִתִּ֑י ה֥וֹן עָ֝תֵ֗ק וּצְדָקָֽה׃

¹⁹ט֣וֹב פִּ֭רְיִי מֵחָר֣וּץ וּמִפָּ֑ז וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י מִכֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר׃

²⁰בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה אֲהַלֵּ֑ך בְּ֝ת֗וֹךְ נְתִיב֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

²¹לְהַנְחִ֖יל אֹהֲבַ֥י׀ יֵ֑שׁ וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ

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Proverbs 8:12-21

Young's Literal Translation

¹²I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.

¹³The fear of Jehovah [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

¹⁴Mine [is] counsel and substance, I [am] understanding, I have might.

¹⁵By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness,

¹⁶By me do chiefs rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth.

¹⁷I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.

¹⁸Wealth and honour [are] with me, Lasting substance and righteousness.

¹⁹Better [is] my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.

²⁰In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,

²¹To cause my lovers to inherit substance, Yea, their treasures I fill.

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Proverbs 8:12-21

New American Standard Bible

¹²“I, wisdom, ^(A)dwell with prudence,
And I find ^(B)knowledge and discretion.
¹³The ^(C)fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
^(D)Pride, arrogance, ^(E)the evil way,
And the ^(F)perverted mouth, I hate.
¹⁴^(G)Advice is mine and ^(H)sound wisdom;
I am understanding, ^(I)power is mine.
¹⁵By me ^(J)kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
¹⁶By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
¹⁷I ^(K)love those who love me;
And ^(L)those who diligently seek me will find me.
¹⁸^(M)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring ^(N)wealth and righteousness.
¹⁹My fruit is ^(O)better than gold, even pure gold;
And my yield better than ^(P)choice silver.
²⁰I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
²¹To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may ^(Q)fill their treasuries.

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Proverbs 8:12-21

New International Version

¹²“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
    I possess knowledge and discretion.^(A)
¹³To fear the Lord^(B) is to hate evil;^(C)
    I hate^(D) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.
¹⁴Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
    I have insight, I have power.^(E)
¹⁵By me kings reign
    and rulers^(F) issue decrees that are just;
¹⁶by me princes govern,^(G)
    and nobles—all who rule on earth.^[a]
¹⁷I love those who love me,^(H)
    and those who seek me find me.^(I)
¹⁸With me are riches and honor,^(J)
    enduring wealth and prosperity.^(K)
¹⁹My fruit is better than fine gold;^(L)
    what I yield surpasses choice silver.^(M)
²⁰I walk in the way of righteousness,^(N)
    along the paths of justice,
²¹bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.^(O)