Daily Bible GNT September 5 Verses

In Praise of Wisdom

ProvTrbs 8 Listen! Wisdom is calling out.

Reason is making herself heard.

²On the hilltops near the road

and at the crossroads she stands.

³At the entrance to the city,

beside the gates, she calls:

⁴"I appeal to all of you;

I call to everyone on earth.

⁵Are you immature? Learn to be mature.

Are you foolish? Learn to have sense.

⁶Listen to my excellent words;

all I tell you is right.

⁷What I say is the truth;

lies are hateful to me.

⁸Everything I say is true;

nothing is false or misleading.

⁹To those with insight, it is all clear;

to the well-informed, it is all plain.

¹⁰Choose my instruction instead of silver;

choose knowledge rather than the finest gold.

¹¹"I am Wisdom, I am better than jewels;

nothing you want can compare with me.

¹²I am Wisdom, and I have insight;

I have knowledge and sound judgment.

¹³To honor the LORD is to hate evil;

I hate pride and arrogance,

evil ways and false words.

¹⁴I make plans and carry them out.

I have understanding, and I am strong.

¹⁵I help kings to govern

and rulers to make good laws.

¹⁶Every ruler on earth governs with my help,

officials and nobles alike.

¹⁷I love those who love me;

whoever looks for me can find me.

¹⁸I have riches and honor to give,

prosperity and success.

¹⁹What you get from me is better than the finest gold,

better than the purest silver.

²⁰I walk the way of righteousness;

I follow the paths of justice,

²¹giving wealth to those who love me,

filling their houses with treasures.

This reading is from The Holy Bible, Today's English Version, Second Edition copyright © American Bible Society, 1992;
Old Testament copyright © American Bible Society, 1976, 1992; New Testament © American Bible Society, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992.

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