Proverbs 8:17-36 ▼

17 I am louing vnto those that loue me: and they that seeke me early, shall finde me.

18 Riches and honour are with me, yea durable riches and righteousnes.

19 My fruite is better then golde and pretious stones, and mine encrease more worth then fine siluer.

20 I wyll guyde thee in the way of righteousnes, and in the midst of the pathes of iudgement:

21 That I maye stablishe the inhetaunce of them that loue me, and encrease their treasure.

22 The Lorde him selfe had me in possession in the beginning of his wayes, or euer he began his workes aforetime.

23 I haue ben ordayned from euerlasting, and from the beginning or euer the earth was made.

24 When I was borne there were neither depthes nor springes of water.

25 Before the foundations of the mountaines were layde: yea before all hilles, was I borne:

26 The earth, and all that is vpon the earth was not yet made, no not the dust it selfe.

27 For when he made the heauens, I was present, when he compassed the deapthes about:

28 When he hanged the cloudes aboue, when he fastened the springes of the deepe:

29 When he shut the sea within certaine boundes, that the waters should not go ouer their markes that he commaunded: when he layde the foundations of the earth,

30 I was with him ordring all thinges, deliting dayly and reioysyng alway before hym.

31 As for the rounde compasse of this worlde I make it ioyfull: for my delite is to be among the chyldren of men.

32 Therefore hearken vnto me: O ye chyldren, blessed are they that kepe my wayes.

33 O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not:

34 (8:33) Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching dayly at my gates, and geuing attendaunce at the postes of my doores.

35 (8:34) For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lorde.

36 (8:35) But whoso offendeth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and they that hate me, are the louers of death.