Previous Verses: (8:1-8:9) “1 Doth not wisdom cry [cry out]? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth [takes her stand on] in the top of [high places [high hills, literally = heights], by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth [cries out] at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the [coming in at [entrance of] the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple [naïve], understand wisdom [prudence]: and ye fools, be ye of an understanding [wisdom] 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 arein righteousness; there is nothing froward [crooked] or perverse in them. 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.”
Proverbs 8:10 – 8:13
10 “aReceive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge [perception, discernment] rather than choice gold.
aProverbs 3:14,15
11 For awisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
aProverbs 16:16, 20:15; Job 28:15; Psalm 19:10, 119:127
12 I wisdom dwell with prudence [subtilty], and find out knowledge [of witty inventions [and discretion].
Proverbs 1:4, 8:5
13 The afear [respect, reverence] of the LORD [The Almighty, Yahweh, Self-Existent One] is to hate evil: pride, band arrogancy, and the evil way, and cthe froward [perverse] mouth do I hate.”
aProverbs 3:7, 16:6, 15:9; bProverbs 6:17; cProverbs 4:24, 6:12
~~“True fear of the LORD is to hate evil.” (Henry Morris)
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