Proverbs 8:14-26
New King James Version
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (A)I have strength.
15 (B)By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of [a]the earth.
17 (C)I love those who love me,
And (D)those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 (E)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 [b]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(F) Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23 (G)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 (H)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the [c]fields,
Or the [d]primal dust of the world.
Footnotes
- 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
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