Proverbs 8:3–7
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3She acrieth at the dgates, at the entry of cethe city,
At the coming in at the doors.
4Unto you, O men, I call;
And my voice is to the sons of man.
5O ye fsimple, understand fwisdom:
And, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6Hear; for I will speak of gexcellent things;
And the opening of my lips shall be hright things.
7For my imouth shall kspeak truth;
And wickedness is †an abomination to my lips.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
beside the gates in front of the town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
“To you, O men, I call,
and my cry is to the children of man.
O simple ones, learn prudence;
O fools, learn sense.
Hear, for I will speak noble things,
and from my lips will come what is right,
for my mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
beside the gate leading into the city,
at the entrance, she cries aloud:
“To you, O people, I call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.
You who are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Beside the gates leading into the city,
at the main entrance, she cries out:
“People, I call out to you;
my cry is to the children of Adam.
Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.
Listen, for I speak of noble things,
and what my lips say is right.
For my mouth tells the truth,
and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
By the gates at the entrance to the town,
on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
“I call to you, to all of you!
I raise my voice to all people.
You simple people, use good judgment.
You foolish people, show some understanding.
Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you.
Everything I say is right,
for I speak the truth
and detest every kind of deception.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Beside gates, before towns,
at the entrance of doors, she cries out:
“To you, O people, I call,
and my cry is to the children of humankind.
Learn prudence, O simple ones;
fools, learn intelligence.
Listen! For noble things I will speak,
and upright things from the opening of my lips.
My mouth will utter truth,
and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press