Proverbs 8:1-11

New International Version

8 Does not wisdom call out?^(A)
    Does not understanding raise her voice?
² At the highest point along the way,
    where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
³ beside the gate leading into the city,
    at the entrance, she cries aloud:^(B)
4 “To you, O people, I call out;^(C)
    I raise my voice to all mankind.
⁵ You who are simple,^(D) gain prudence;^(E)
    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.^[a]
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
    I open my lips to speak what is right.
⁷ My mouth speaks what is true,^(F)
    for my lips detest wickedness.
⁸ All the words of my mouth are just;
    none of them is crooked or perverse.
⁹ To the discerning all of them are right;
    they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
¹⁰ Choose my instruction instead of silver,
    knowledge rather than choice gold,^(G)
11 for wisdom is more precious^(H) than rubies,
    and nothing you desire can compare with her.^(I)