| 8:1 | Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? | |
| 8:2 | She standeth on the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. | |
| 8:3 | She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entrance of the doors. | |
| 8:4 | To you, O men, I call; and my voice to the sons of man. | |
| 8:5 | O ye simple, understand wisdom: and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. | |
| 8:6 | Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips right things. | |
| 8:7 | For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness an abomination to my lips. | |
| 8:8 | All the words of my mouth in righteousness; nothing froward or perverse in them. | |
| 8:9 | They all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. | |
| 8:10 | Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. | |
| 8:11 | For wisdom better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. | |
| 8:12 | I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of ingenious inventions. | |
| 8:13 | The fear of the LORD to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. | |
| 8:14 | Counsel mine, and sound wisdom: I understanding; I have strength. | |
| 8:15 | By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. | |
| 8:16 | By me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth. | |
| 8:17 | I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. | |
| 8:18 | Riches and honor with me; durable riches and righteousness. | |
| 8:19 | My fruit better than gold, yes, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. | |
| 8:20 | I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment. | |
| 8:21 | That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. | |
| 8:22 | The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. | |
| 8:23 | I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. | |
| 8:24 | When no depths, I was brought forth; when no fountains abounding with water. | |
| 8:25 | Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth. | |
| 8:26 | While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. | |
| 8:27 | When he prepared the heavens, I there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: | |
| 8:28 | When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: | |
| 8:29 | When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: | |
| 8:30 | Then I was by him, one brought up and I was daily delight, rejoicing always before him; | |
| 8:31 | Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights with the sons of men. | |
| 8:32 | Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children: for blessed keep my ways. | |
| 8:33 | Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. | |
| 8:34 | Blessed the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. | |
| 8:35 | For whoever findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor from the LORD. | |
| 8:36 | But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. | |