Proverbs 8:13-25

¹³The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, And the deceitful mouth, do I hate.

¹⁴Counsel is mine, and sound reason; I am understanding; I have strength.

¹⁵By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.

¹⁶By me princes rule, And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

¹⁷I love them that love me, And they who seek me early shall find me.

¹⁸Riches and honor are with me; Yea, durable riches and prosperity.

¹⁹My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold. And my revenue than choice silver.

²⁰I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of equity.

²¹I cause those who love me to possess substance; Yea, I fill their treasuries.

²²“The LORD created me, the firstling of his course, Before his works, of old;

²³I was anointed from everlasting, From the beginning, even before the earth was made.

²⁴When as yet there were no deeps, I was brought forth. When there were no springs, abounding with water.

²⁵Before the mountains were settled, Yea, before the hills, I was brought forth;