Proverbs 8:1-11
View Full ChapterWisdom’s Call 1Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
2At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4“To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
5You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
6Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
7My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
8All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
9To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,
11for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.