Proverbs 8:7-17

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.

¹⁵By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.

¹⁶By me nobles become great, And monarchs by me rule over the earth.

¹⁷I love those that love me; And they that seek me shall find me.