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.
32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

1Doeth not Wisedome crie? & Understanding put foorth her voice?

2Shee standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the pathes.

3She cryeth at the gates, at the entrie of the citie, at the comming in at the doores.

4Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sonnes of man.

5O yee simple, vnderstand wisedome: and yee fooles, be yee of an vnderstanding heart.

6Heare, for I will speake of excellent things: and the opening of my lippes shalbe right things.

7For my mouth shall speake truth, and wickednesse is an abomination to my lippes.

8All the words of my mouth are in righteousnes, there is nothing froward or peruerse in them.

9They are all plaine to him that vnderstandeth: and right to them that find knowledge.

10Receiue my instruction, and not siluer: and knowledge rather then choise gold.

11For wisedome is better then rubies: and all the things that may be desired, are not to be compared to it.

12I wisedome dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inuentions.

13The feare of the Lord is to hate euill: pride and arrogancie, and the euill way, and the froward mouth doe I hate.

14Counsell is mine, and sound wisedome: I am vnderstanding, I haue strength.

15By me kings reigne, and princes decree iustice.

16By me Princes rule, and Nobles, euen all the Iudges of the earth.

17I loue them that loue me, and those that seeke me early, shall find me.

18Riches and honour are with me, yea durable riches and righteousnesse.

19My fruite is better then gold, yea then fine gold, and my reuenue then choise siluer.

20I leade in the way of righteousnesse, in the midst of the pathes of iudgment.

21That I may cause those that loue me, to inherite substance: and I will fill their treasures.

22The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

23I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning, or euer the earth was.

24When there were no depthes, I was brought forth: when there were no fountaines abounding with water.

25Before the mountaines were setled: before the hilles, was I brought foorth:

26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

27When hee prepared the heauens, I was there: when he set a compasse vpon the face of the depth.

28When he established the cloudes aboue: when he strengthned the fountaines of the deepe.

29When he gaue to the sea his decree, that the waters should not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

30Then I was by him, as one brought vp with him: and I was daily his delight, reioycing alwayes before him:

31Reioycing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sonnes of men.

32Nowe therefore hearken vnto me, O yee children: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.

33Heare instruction, and bee wise, and refuse it not.

34Blessed is the man that heareth me: watching daily at my gates, waiting at the postes of my doores.

35For whoso findeth mee, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lord.

36But hee that sinneth against me, wrongeth his owne soule; all they that hate me, loue death.

I == Prov 1:20 ; 9:3

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI == Prov 22:20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XI == Job 28:15 , 19 ; Ps 19:10 ; 119:127 ; Prov 3:14-15 ; 4:5 , 7 ; 16:16

 

 

XIII == Prov 4:24 ; 6:17 ; 16:6

 

XIV == Eccl 7:19

 

XV == Dan 2:21 ; Rom ; 13:1

 

XVII == 1st Sam 2:30 ; Ps 91:14 ; John 14:21

XVIII == Prov 3:16 ; Matt 6:33

 

 

 

 

 

XXII == Prov 3:19 ; John 1:1

XXIII == Ps 2:6

 

 

 

XXV == Joab 15:7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXIX == Gen 1:9-10 ; Job 38:4 , 10-11 ; Ps 33:7 ; 104:9 ; Jer 5:22

XXX == Matt 3:17 ; John 1:1-2 , 18 ; Col 1:13

XXXI == Ps 16:3

 

XXXII == Ps 119:1-2 ; 128:1-2 ; Luke 11:28

 

 

XXXIV == Prov 3:13 , 18

XXXV == Prov 12:2

 

XXXVI == Prov 20:2

 

1 Does not Wisdom call, and Understanding raise her voice?

2 On the top of the heights along the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand;

3 By the gates at the approaches of the city, in the entryways she cries aloud:

4 "To you, O men, I call; my appeal is to the children of men.

5 You simple ones, gain resource, you fools, gain sense.

6 "Give heed! for noble things I speak; honesty opens my lips.

7 Yes, the truth my mouth recounts, but the wickedness my lips abhor.

8 Sincere are all the words of my mouth, no one of them is wily or crooked;

9 All of them are plain to the man of intelligence, and right to those who attain knowledge.

10 Receive my instruction in preference to silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

11 (For Wisdom is better than corals, and no choice possessions can compare with her.)

12 "I, Wisdom, dwell with experience, and judicious knowledge I attain.

13 (The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;) Pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth I hate.

14 Mine are counsel and advice; Mine is strength; I am understanding.

15 By me kings reign, and lawgivers establish justice;

16 By me princes govern, and nobles; all the rulers of earth.

17 "Those who love me I also love, and those who seek me find me.

18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.

19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than pure gold, and my revenue than choice silver.

20 On the way of duty I walk, along the paths of justice,

21 Granting wealth to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.

22 "The LORD begot me, the first-born of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;

23 From of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth.

24 When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water;

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

26 While as yet the earth and the fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world.

27 "When he established the heavens I was there, when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;

28 When he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth;

29 When he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not transgress his command;

30 Then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, Playing before him all the while,

31 playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the sons of men.

32 "So now, O children, listen to me;

33 instruction and wisdom do not reject! Happy the man who obeys me, and happy those who keep my ways,

34 Happy the man watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorposts;

35 For he who finds me finds life, and wins favor from the LORD;

36 But he who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death."

This whole chapter gives praise to wisdom. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 8. A part of that wisdom is that if we fear the Lord we hate evil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 17 is in contrast to 1:28,29 where those who hate the Lord and seek Him early.

 

 

 

 

 

v 22-36. Some say that these verses are an attribute of Christ but do not refer to Christ, as other times in the book it can not be used that clearly. However much we must use the normal meaning of wisdom in many places, it must be pointed out that here, it does refer to Christ. We have many uses of the word love, but 1 John 4:16 states clearly, “God is Love”. Likewise in these verses, “Christ is Wisdom”. Note in v 22 it does not say God created Christ, but possessed Him. Christ was not a created being but was with God from the beginning. Notice in the following verses how Christ was with God throughout the various parts of creation. In fact Christ had a major part in the actual creation of all things, John 1:3 and 10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 35 and 36 have similarity to John 3:18. Those who do not believe on Christ are already condemned because as a part of the world, they hate Christ, John 15:18, 19.