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
Mga Kawikaan 8
Ang Biblia (1978)
Ang tawag ng karunungan.
8 Hindi ba umiiyak (A)ang karunungan,
At inilalabas ng unawa ang kaniyang tinig?
2 Sa (B)taluktok ng mga mataas na dako sa tabi ng daan,
Sa mga salubungang landas, siya'y tumatayo;
3 Sa tabi ng mga (C)pintuang-bayan sa pasukan ng bayan,
Sa pasukan sa mga pintuan siya'y humihiyaw ng malakas:
4 Sa inyo, Oh mga lalake, ako'y tumatawag;
At ang aking tinig ay sa mga anak ng mga tao.
5 Oh kayong mga musmos, (D)magsiunawa kayo ng katalinuhan;
At, kayong mga mangmang, makaunawa kayo sa puso.
6 Kayo'y mangakinig, sapagka't magsasalita ako ng mga (E)marilag na bagay;
At ang buka ng aking mga labi ay magiging mga matuwid na bagay,
7 Sapagka't ang aking bibig ay sasambit ng katotohanan;
At kasamaan ay karumaldumal sa aking mga labi.
8 Lahat ng mga salita ng aking bibig ay sa katuwiran;
Walang bagay na liko o suwail sa kanila.
9 (F)Pawang malilinaw sa kaniya na nakakaunawa,
At matuwid sa kanila na nangakakasumpong ng kaalaman.
10 Tanggapin mo ang aking turo at huwag pilak;
At ang kaalaman na higit kay sa dalisay na ginto.
11 (G)Sapagka't ang karunungan ay maigi kay sa mga rubi;
At lahat ng mga bagay na mananasa ay hindi maitutulad sa kaniya.
12 Akong karunungan ay tumatahan sa kabaitan,
At aking nasusumpungan ang kaalaman at gunita.
13 (H)Ang pagkatakot sa Panginoon ay ipagtanim ang kasamaan;
(I)Kapalaluan, at kahambugan at masamang lakad,
At (J)ang masamang bibig ay aking ipinagtatanim.
14 Payo ay akin at magaling na kaalaman:
Ako'y kaunawaan; ako'y may kapangyarihan,
15 (K)Sa pamamagitan ko ay naghahari ang mga hari,
At nagpapasiya ng kaganapan ang mga pangulo.
16 Sa pamamagitan ko ay nagpupuno ang mga pangulo,
At ang mga mahal na tao, sa makatuwid baga'y lahat ng mga hukom sa lupa.
17 (L)Aking iniibig sila na nagsisiibig sa akin;
At yaong nagsisihanap na masikap sa akin ay masusumpungan (M)ako.
18 (N)Mga kayamanan at karangalan ay nasa akin;
Oo, lumalaging mga kayamanan at katuwiran.
19 Ang bunga ko ay maigi kay sa ginto, oo, kay sa dalisay na (O)ginto;
At ang pakinabang sa akin kay sa piling pilak.
20 Ako'y lumalakad sa daan ng katuwiran,
Sa gitna ng mga landas ng kahatulan:
21 Upang aking papagmanahin ng pagaari yaong nagsisiibig sa akin,
At upang aking mapuno ang kanilang ingatang-yaman.
Ang kaluwalhatian ng karunungan. Ang pagkamapalad ng marunong na lalake.
22 Inari ako (P)ng Panginoon sa pasimula ng kaniyang lakad,
Bago pinasimulan ang kaniyang mga gawa ng una.
23 (Q)Ako'y nalagay mula noong araw mula ng walang pasimula,
Bago nalikha ang lupa.
24 (R)Ako'y nailabas ng wala pang mga kalaliman;
Nang wala pang mga bukal na sagana ng tubig.
25 (S)Bago ang mga bundok ay nalagay,
Bago ang mga burol ay ako'y nailabas:
26 Samantalang hindi pa niya nililikha ang lupa, ni ang mga parang man,
Ni ang pasimula man ng alabok ng sanglibutan.
27 Nang kaniyang itatag ang langit nandoon ako:
Nang siya'y maglagay ng balantok sa balat ng kalaliman:
28 Nang kaniyang pagtibayin ang langit sa itaas:
Nang maging matibay ang mga bukal ng kalaliman:
29 (T)Nang bigyan niya ang dagat ng kaniyang hangganan,
Upang huwag salangsangin ng tubig ang kaniyang utos:
Nang kaniyang iayos ang mga patibayan ng lupa:
30 (U)Nasa siping nga niya ako na gaya ng matalinong manggagawa:
At ako ang kaniyang ligaya sa araw-araw,
Na nagagalak na lagi sa harap niya;
31 Na nagagalak sa kaniyang tinatahanang lupa;
At ang aking kaaliwan ay sa mga anak ng mga tao.
32 Ngayon nga, mga anak ko, dinggin ninyo ako:
Sapagka't (V)mapalad ang nangagiingat ng aking mga daan.
33 Mangakinig kayo ng turo, at kayo'y magpakapantas,
At huwag ninyong tanggihan.
34 (W)Mapalad ang tao na nakikinig sa akin,
Na nagbabantay araw-araw sa aking mga pintuang-bayan,
Na naghihintay sa mga haligi ng aking mga pintuan.
35 Sapagka't sinomang nakakasumpong sa akin, ay (X)nakakasumpong ng buhay.
At magtatamo ng lingap ng Panginoon.
36 Nguni`t siyang nagkakasala laban sa akin ay (Y)nagliligaw ng kaniyang sariling kaluluwa;
Silang lahat na nangagtatanim sa akin ay (Z)nagsisiibig ng kamatayan.
Proverbs 8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom’s Appeal
8 Doesn’t Wisdom(A) call out?
Doesn’t Understanding make her voice heard?
2 At the heights overlooking the road,
at the crossroads, she takes her stand.
3 Beside the gates(B) at the entry to[a] the city,
at the main entrance, she cries out:
4 “People, I call out to you;
my cry is to mankind.
5 Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.
6 Listen, for I speak of noble things,
and what my lips say is right.
7 For my mouth tells the truth,(C)
and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
none of them are deceptive or perverse.(D)
9 All of them are clear to the perceptive,(E)
and right to those who discover knowledge.
10 Accept my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.(F)
11 For wisdom is better than jewels,(G)
and nothing desirable can compare with it.(H)
12 I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdness
and have knowledge and discretion.(I)
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil.(J)
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.
14 I possess good advice and competence;[b]
I have understanding and strength.(K)
15 It is by me that kings reign(L)
and rulers enact just law;
16 by me, princes lead,
as do nobles and all righteous judges.[c]
17 I love those who love me,(M)
and those who search for me find me.(N)
18 With me are riches and honor,(O)
lasting wealth and righteousness.(P)
19 My fruit is better than solid gold,
and my harvest than pure silver.(Q)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.
22 “The Lord made[d] me
at the beginning of His creation,[e]
before His works of long ago.(R)
23 I was formed before ancient times,
from the beginning, before the earth began.(S)
24 I was born
when there were no watery depths(T)
and no springs filled with water.
25 I was delivered
before the mountains and hills were established,(U)
26 before He made the land, the fields,
or the first soil on earth.
27 I was there when He established the heavens,(V)
when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,(W)
28 when He placed the skies above,
when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,
29 when He set a limit for the sea
so that the waters would not violate His command,(X)
when He laid out the foundations of the earth.(Y)
30 I was a skilled craftsman[f] beside Him.(Z)
I was His[g] delight every day,
always rejoicing before Him.
31 I was rejoicing in His inhabited world,(AA)
delighting in the human race.(AB)
32 “And now, my sons, listen to me;
those who keep my ways are happy.(AC)
33 Listen to instruction and be wise;(AD)
don’t ignore it.
34 Anyone who listens to me is happy,(AE)
watching at my doors every day,
waiting by the posts of my doorway.
35 For the one who finds me finds life(AF)
and obtains favor from the Lord,(AG)
36 but the one who misses me[h] harms himself;(AH)
all who hate me love death.”(AI)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:3 Lit the mouth of
- Proverbs 8:14 Or resourcefulness
- Proverbs 8:16 Some Hb mss, LXX read nobles who judge the earth
- Proverbs 8:22 Or possessed, or begot
- Proverbs 8:22 Lit way
- Proverbs 8:30 Or a confidant, or a child, or was constantly
- Proverbs 8:30 LXX; MT omits His
- Proverbs 8:36 Or who sins against me
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