Daily Meditation
34 Blessed is the
man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my
doors.
Today’s Reading
Proverbs
Chapter 8
Doth Not Wisdom Cry?
1 Doth not wisdom
cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high
places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at
the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I
call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and,
ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of
excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my
mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the
words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in
them. 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that
find knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather
than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that
may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 I wisdom dwell
with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the
Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward
mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I
have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me
princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that
love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are
with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than
gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20 I lead in the
way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 21 that I may
cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22 The Lord
possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set
up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there
were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding
with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I
brought forth: 26 while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor
the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I
was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: 28 when he
established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 29
when he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his
commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30 then I was by
him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always
before him; 31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights
were with the sons of men.
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