The Commendation of Wisdom
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“To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
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8 And my voice is to the sons of men.
“All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing (I)crooked or perverted in them.
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There is nothing (I)crooked or perverted in them.
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“By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
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“I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
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In the midst of the paths of justice,
Footnotes:
a.
Proverbs 8:1: ['Lit ', give]
b.
Proverbs 8:5: ['Lit ', simple]
c.
Proverbs 8:5: ['Lit ', heart]
d.
Proverbs 8:11: ['Lit ', corals]
e.
Proverbs 8:22: ['Lit ', from then]
f.
Proverbs 8:23: ['Or ', consecrated]
g.
Proverbs 8:24: ['Or ', born]
h.
Proverbs 8:25: ['Or ', born]
i.
Proverbs 8:26: ['Lit ', outside places]
j.
Proverbs 8:28: ['Lit ', strong]
k.
Proverbs 8:29: ['Lit ', mouth]
l.
Proverbs 8:30: ['Or ', Playing]
m.
Proverbs 8:31: ['Or ', Playing]
n.
Proverbs 8:36: ['Or ', misses me]
Cross references:
C.
Proverbs 8:3:
Job 29:7
AG.
Proverbs 8:23:
John 1:1-3
AH.
Proverbs 8:23:
John 17:5
AL.
Proverbs 8:27:
Job 26:10