Proverbs 8:27-36 ▼

27 “When He established the heavens, I was there; When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

28 When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed,

29 When He set a boundary for the sea So that the water would not violate His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

30 Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was His delight daily, Rejoicing always before Him,

31 Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of mankind.

32 “Now then, sons, listen to me, For blessed are those who keep my ways.

33 “Listen to instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it.

34 “Blessed is the person who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts.

35 “For one who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD.

36 “But one who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death.”