Proverbs 8:3-14

³For she sits by the gates of princes, And sings in the entrances, saying,

⁴You, O men, I exhort; And utter my voice to the sons of men.

⁵O ye simple, understand subtlety, And ye that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.

⁶Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; And will produce right sayings from my lips.

⁷For my throat shall meditate truth; And false lips are an abomination before me.

⁸All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing in them wrong or perverse.

⁹They are all evident to those that understand, And right to those that find knowledge.

¹⁰Receive instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than tried gold.

¹¹For wisdom is better than precious stones; And no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.

¹²I wisdom have dwelt with counsel and knowledge, And I have called upon understanding.

¹³The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, And insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; And I hate the perverse ways of bad men.

¹⁴Counsel and safety are mine: Prudence is mine, and strength is mine.