Today is the 8th of the month.
Welcome to the daily audio proverb, I'm Brian Harden.
It's great to be here with you today, pouring the unfiltered wisdom of the ages down deep
into our hearts and allowing God to raise up a crop of wisdom in our lives, or reading
from the 8th chapter of the book of Proverbs today.
And we will read from the God's word translation.
Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise its voice?
Wisdom takes its stand on high ground, by the wayside, where the roads meet, near the
At the entrance, wisdom sings its song, I am calling to all of you, and my appeal is
You ungollable people, learn how to be sensible, you fools, get a heart that has understanding.
Listen, I'm speaking about noble things, and my lips will say what is right, my mouth
expresses the truth.
And wickedness is disgusting to my lips.
Everything I say is fair, and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it.
All of it is clear to a person who has understanding and right to those who have acquired knowledge.
Take my discipline, not silver, and my knowledge rather than fine gold, because wisdom
is better than jewels, nothing you desire can equal it.
I, wisdom, live with insight, and I acquire knowledge and foresight.
To fear the Lord is to hate evil.
I hate pride, arrogance, evil behavior, and twisted speech, advice, and priceless wisdom
I, understanding, have strength.
Through me kings reign, and rulers decree fair laws.
Through me princes rule, so do nobles and all fair judges.
I love those who love me, those eagerly looking for me will find me.
I have riches and honor, lasting wealth and righteousness.
What I produce is better than gold, pure gold, what I yield is better than fine silver.
I walk in the way of righteousness, and the paths of justice, to give an inheritance
to those who love me and to fill their treasuries.
The Lord already possessed me long ago, when his way began, before any of his works, I was
appointed from everlasting, from the first, before the earth began, I was born, before there
were oceans, before there were springs filled with water.
I was born before the mountains were settled in their places, and before the hills.
When he had not yet made land or fields, or the first dust of the world, when he set up
the heavens, I was there.
When he traced the horizon on the surface of the ocean, when he established the skies
above, when he determined the currents in the ocean, when he set a limit for the sea,
so the waters could not overstep his command, when he traced the foundation of the earth.
I was beside him, as a master craftsman.
I made him happy, day after day.
I rejoiced in front of him all the time, found joy in his inhabited world, and delighted
Now, sons, listen to me.
Blessed are those who follow my ways.
Listen to discipline and become wise.
Do not leave my ways.
Which is the person who listens to me, watches at my door, day after day, waits at my doorpost.
Whoever finds me, finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord, whoever sins against me,
harms himself, and all those who hate me love death.