7      “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,    And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.    8      Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;    Rebuke a wise man, and he ...  Read More

          Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;    2      She has slaughtered her meat,    She has mixed her wine,    She has also furnished her table.    3      She has sent...  Read More

32      “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,    For blessed are those who keep my ways.    33      Hear instruction and be wise,    And do not disdain it.    34      Blessed is the man who liste...  Read More

    22      “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way,    Before His works of old.    23      I have been established from everlasting,    From the beginning, before there was ever an earth. ...  Read More

19      My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,    And my revenue than choice silver.    20      I traverse the way of righteousness,    In the midst of the paths of justice,    21      Tha...  Read More

14      Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;    I am understanding, I have strength.    15      By me kings reign,    And rulers decree justice.    16      By me princes rule, and nobles,    All the jud...  Read More

12“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,And find out knowledge and discretion.13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;Pride and arrogance and the evil wayAnd the perverse mouth I hate.-Proverbs 8:12-13This i...  Read More

Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice?2She takes her stand on the top of the high hill,Beside the way, where the paths meet.3She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city...  Read More

21With her enticing speech she caused him to yield,With her flattering lips she seduced him.22Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks...  Read More

10And there a woman met him,With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.11She was loud and rebellious,Her feet would not stay at home.12At times she was outside, at times in the open square,Lurkin...  Read More

6For at the window of my houseI looked through my lattice,7And saw among the simple,I perceived among the youths,A young man devoid of understanding,8Passing along the street near her corner;And he to...  Read More

My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you.2Keep my commands and live,And my law as the apple of your eye.3Bind them on your fingers;Write them on the tablet of your heart.4Say to wisd...  Read More