Proverbs 8-9

English Standard Version

The Blessings of Wisdom

8 Does not ^(A)wisdom call?
    Does not ^(B)understanding raise her voice?
²On ^(C)the heights beside the way,
    at the crossroads she takes her stand;
³beside ^(D)the gates in front of ^(E)the town,
    at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
⁴“To you, O ^(F)men, I call,
    and my cry is to ^(G)the children of man.
⁵O ^(H)simple ones, learn ^(I)prudence;
    O ^(J)fools, learn sense.
⁶Hear, for I will speak ^(K)noble things,
    and from my lips will come ^(L)what is right,
⁷for my ^(M)mouth will utter truth;
    wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
⁸All the words of my mouth are righteous;
    there is nothing ^(N)twisted or crooked in them.
⁹They are all ^(O)straight to him who understands,
    and right to those who find knowledge.
¹⁰^(P)Take my instruction instead of silver,
    and knowledge rather than choice gold,
¹¹^(Q)for wisdom is better than jewels,
    and ^(R)all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

¹²“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
    and I find knowledge and ^(S)discretion.
¹³^(T)The fear of the Lord is ^(U)hatred of evil.
^(V)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and ^(W)perverted speech I hate.
¹⁴I have ^(X)counsel and ^(Y)sound wisdom;
    I have insight; ^(Z)I have strength.
¹⁵By me ^(AA)kings reign,
    and rulers decree what is just;
¹⁶by me princes rule,
    and nobles, all who govern justly.^[a]
¹⁷^(AB)I love those who love me,
    and ^(AC)those who seek me diligently find me.
¹⁸^(AD)Riches and honor are with me,
    ^(AE)enduring wealth and ^(AF)righteousness.
¹⁹My fruit is ^(AG)better than ^(AH)gold, even fine gold,
    and my yield than ^(AI)choice silver.
²⁰I walk in the way of righteousness,
    in the paths of justice,
²¹granting an inheritance to those who love me,
    and filling their treasuries.

²²^(AJ)“The Lord ^(AK)possessed^[b] me at the beginning of his work,^[c]
    the first of his acts ^(AL)of old.
²³Ages ago I was ^(AM)set up,
    at the first, ^(AN)before the beginning of the earth.
²⁴When there were no ^(AO)depths I was ^(AP)brought forth,
    when there were no springs abounding with water.
²⁵Before the mountains ^(AQ)had been shaped,
    ^(AR)before the hills, I was brought forth,
²⁶before he had made the earth with its fields,
    or the first of the dust of the world.
²⁷When he ^(AS)established the heavens, I was there;
    when he drew ^(AT)a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸when he ^(AU)made firm the skies above,
    when he established^[d] the fountains of the deep,
²⁹when he ^(AV)assigned to the sea its ^(AW)limit,
    so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out ^(AX)the foundations of the earth,
³⁰    then ^(AY)I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his^[e] ^(AZ)delight,
    rejoicing before him always,
³¹^(BA)rejoicing in his ^(BB)inhabited world
    and delighting in the children of man.

³²“And now, ^(BC)O sons, listen to me:
    ^(BD)blessed are those who keep my ways.
³³^(BE)Hear instruction and be wise,
    and do not neglect it.
³⁴^(BF)Blessed is the one who listens to me,
    watching daily at my gates,
    waiting beside my doors.
³⁵For ^(BG)whoever finds me ^(BH)finds life
    and ^(BI)obtains favor from the Lord,
³⁶but he who fails to find me ^(BJ)injures himself;
    all who ^(BK)hate me ^(BL)love death.”

The Way of Wisdom

9 ^(BM)Wisdom has built her house;
    she has hewn her ^(BN)seven ^(BO)pillars.
²She has ^(BP)slaughtered her beasts; she has ^(BQ)mixed her wine;
    she has also ^(BR)set her table.
³She has ^(BS)sent out her young women to ^(BT)call
    from ^(BU)the highest places in the town,
⁴^(BV)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    ^(BW)To him who lacks sense she says,
⁵“Come, ^(BX)eat of my bread
    and ^(BY)drink of ^(BZ)the wine I have mixed.
⁶Leave ^(CA)your simple ways,^[f] and ^(CB)live,
    ^(CC)and walk in the way of insight.”

⁷Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
    and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
⁸^(CD)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
    ^(CE)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
⁹Give instruction^[g] to a wise man, and he will be ^(CF)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will ^(CG)increase in learning.
¹⁰^(CH)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and ^(CI)the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
¹¹For by me ^(CJ)your days will be multiplied,
    and years will be added to your life.
¹²^(CK)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
    if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

The Way of Folly

¹³^(CL)The woman Folly is ^(CM)loud;
    she is seductive^[h] and ^(CN)knows nothing.
¹⁴She sits at the door of her house;
    she takes a seat on ^(CO)the highest places of the town,
¹⁵calling to those who pass by,
    who are ^(CP)going straight on their way,
¹⁶^(CQ)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    And to him who lacks sense she says,
¹⁷^(CR)“Stolen water is sweet,
    and ^(CS)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
¹⁸But he does not know ^(CT)that the dead^[i] are there,
    that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Notas al pie

Proverbs 8:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint govern the earth
Proverbs 8:22 Or fathered; Septuagint created
Proverbs 8:22 Hebrew way
Proverbs 8:28 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Proverbs 8:30 Or daily filled with
Proverbs 9:6 Or Leave the company of the simple
Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:13 Or full of simpleness
Proverbs 9:18 Hebrew Rephaim

1 Corinthians 16

English Standard Version

The Collection for the Saints

16 Now concerning^[a] ^(A)the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. ²On ^(B)the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, ^(C)as he may prosper, ^(D)so that there will be no collecting when I come. ³And when I arrive, I will send ^(E)those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem. ⁴If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany me.

Plans for Travel

⁵^(F)I will visit you after passing through ^(G)Macedonia, for ^(H)I intend to pass through Macedonia, ⁶and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may ^(I)help me on my journey, wherever I go. ⁷For I do not want to see you now ^(J)just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, ^(K)if the Lord permits. ⁸But I will stay in Ephesus until ^(L)Pentecost, ⁹for ^(M)a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and ^(N)there are many adversaries.

¹⁰^(O)When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for ^(P)he is doing ^(Q)the work of the Lord, as I am. ¹¹So ^(R)let no one despise him. ^(S)Help him on his way ^(T)in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.

Final Instructions

¹²Now concerning ^(U)our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will^[b] to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.

¹³^(V)Be watchful, ^(W)stand firm in the faith, ^(X)act like men, ^(Y)be strong. ¹⁴^(Z)Let all that you do be done in love.

¹⁵Now I urge you, brothers^[c]—you know that ^(AA)the household^[d] of Stephanas were ^(AB)the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves ^(AC)to the service of the saints— ¹⁶^(AD)be subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer. ¹⁷I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for ^(AE)your absence, ¹⁸for they ^(AF)refreshed my spirit as well as yours. ^(AG)Give recognition to such people.

Greetings

¹⁹The churches of Asia send you greetings. ^(AH)Aquila and Prisca, together with ^(AI)the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. ²⁰All the brothers send you greetings. ^(AJ)Greet one another with a holy kiss.

²¹I, Paul, write ^(AK)this greeting with my own hand. ²²If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be ^(AL)accursed. Our Lord, come!^[e] ²³^(AM)The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. ²⁴My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Notas al pie

1 Corinthians 16:1 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1; also verse 12
1 Corinthians 16:12 Or God's will for him
1 Corinthians 16:15 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 20
1 Corinthians 16:15 Greek house
1 Corinthians 16:22 Greek Maranatha (a transliteration of Aramaic)