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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Proverbs 8

Chapter 8

Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

1:20,21 9:1-3 Isaiah 49:1-6 55:1-3 Matthew 3:3 4:17 28:19,20 Mark 13:10 16:15,16 Luke 24:47 John 7:37 Acts 1:8 22:21 Romans 15:18-21

She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

Matthew 22:9 Luke 14:21-23 John 18:20 Acts 5:20

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

Psalms 49:1-3 50:1 Matthew 11:15 John 3:16 2 Corinthians 5:19,20 Colossians 1:23,28 1 Timothy 2:4-6 Titus 2:11,12 Revelation 22:17

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

1:22 9:4 Psalms 19:7 94:8 Isaiah 42:13 55:1-3 Acts 26:18 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Revelation 3:17,18

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

for

2:6,7 4:2,20-22 22:20,21 Psalms 19:7-11 49:3 1 Corinthians 2:6,7 Colossians 1:26

the opening

Job 33:1-3 Matthew 5:2-12 7:28,29 13:35

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

my mouth

Job 36:4 John 1:17 8:14,45,46 14:6 17:17 18:37 Revelation 3:14

an abomination to

Heb. the abomination of.

12:22 16:12 29:27

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

All

Psalms 12:6 Isaiah 45:23 63:1

there

13 John 7:46

froward

Heb. wreathed.

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

14:6 15:14,24 17:24 18:1,2,15 Psalms 19:7,8 25:12-14 119:98-100 Isaiah 35:8 Micah 2:7 Matthew 13:11,12 John 6:45 7:17 1 Corinthians 2:14,15 James 1:5

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

2:4,5 3:13,14 10:20 16:16 23:23 Psalms 119:72,127,162 Ecclesiastes 7:11 Acts 3:6 2 Corinthians 6:10

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

wisdom

3:14 4:5-7 16:16 20:15 Job 28:15-19 Psalms 19:10 119:127 Matthew 16:26 Philippians 3:8,9

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

I wisdom

Psalms 104:24 Isaiah 55:8,9 Romans 11:33 Ephesians 1:8,11 3:10 Colossians 2:3

prudence

or, subtlety. knowledge.

Exodus 31:3-6 35:30-35 36:1-4 1 Kings 7:14 1 Chronicles 28:12,19 2 Chronicles 13:14 Isaiah 28:26

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

The fear

16:6 Psalms 97:10 101:3 119:104,128 Amos 5:15 Romans 12:9 1 Thessalonians 5:22 2 Timothy 2:19

pride

6:16-19 1 Samuel 2:3 Psalms 5:4,5 138:6 Zechariah 8:17 1 Peter 5:5

the froward

4:24 6:12 10:31

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

Counsel

Isaiah 9:6 40:14 John 1:9 Romans 11:33,34 1 Corinthians 1:24,30 Colossians 2:3

sound

2:6,7 Romans 1:22

I have

24:5 Ecclesiastes 7:19 9:16-18

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

By

1 Samuel 9:17 16:1 1 Chronicles 28:5 Jeremiah 27:5-7 Daniel 2:21 4:25,32 5:18-31 Daniel 7:13,14 Matthew 28:18 Romans 13:1 Revelation 19:16

decree

1 Kings 3:9,28 5:7 10:9 Psalms 72:1-4 99:4 Isaiah 1:26 32:1,2 Jeremiah 33:15 Revelation 19:11

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

I love

1 Samuel 2:30 Psalms 91:14 John 14:21,23 16:27 1 John 4:19

those

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Isaiah 45:19 55:6 Matthew 6:33 7:7,8 Mark 10:14 James 1:5

Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

Riches and honour

3:16 4:7-9 James 2:5

durable

Psalms 36:6 Ecclesiastes 5:14-16 Matthew 6:19,20 Luke 10:42 12:20,21,33 16:11,12 2 Corinthians 6:10 Ephesians 3:8 Philippians 4:19 1 Timothy 6:17-19 James 5:1-3 Revelation 3:18

and righteousness

11:4 Matthew 6:33 Philippians 3:8,9

My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

10 3:14 Ecclesiastes 7:12

I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

lead

or, walk.

3:6 4:11,12 6:22 Psalms 23:3 25:4,5 32:8 Isaiah 2:3 49:10 55:4 John 10:3,27,28 Revelation 7:17

in the

4:25-27 Deuteronomy 5:32

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

to inherit

18 1:13 6:31 Genesis 15:14 1 Samuel 2:8 Matthew 25:46 John 1:1-18 Romans 8:17 Hebrews 10:34 1 Peter 1:4

fill

Psalms 16:11 Ephesians 3:19,20 Revelation 21:7

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

3:19 John 1:1,2 Colossians 1:17

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Genesis 1:26 Psalms 2:6 Micah 5:2 John 17:24 Ephesians 1:10,11 1 John 1:1,2

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

I was

Psalms 2:7 John 1:14 3:16 5:20 Hebrews 1:5 1 John 4:9

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

Job 15:7,8 38:4-11 Psalms 90:2 102:25-28 Hebrews 1:10

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

as yet

Genesis 1:1-31

fields

or, open places. highest part. or, chief part.

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

he prepared

Psalms 33:6 103:19 136:5 Jeremiah 10:12 Colossians 1:16 Hebrews 1:2

compass

or, circle.

Isaiah 40:11,22

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

he gave

Genesis 1:9,10 Job 38:8-11 Psalms 33:7 104:9 Jeremiah 5:22

when he appointed

Job 38:4-7

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

one

John 1:1-3,18 16:28

I was daily

Isaiah 42:1 Matthew 3:17 17:5 John 12:28 Colossians 1:13

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

and my

Psalms 16:3 40:6-8 John 4:34 13:1 2 Corinthians 8:9

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

for

Psalms 1:1-4 119:1,2 128:1 Luke 11:28

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

Hear

1:2,3,8 4:1 5:1 Isaiah 55:1-3 Romans 10:16,17

refuse

1:21 Psalms 81:11,12 Acts 7:35-37 Hebrews 12:25

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

watching

1:21 2:3,4 Psalms 27:4 84:10 92:13 Matthew 7:24 Luke 1:6 10:39 11:28 John 8:31,32 Acts 2:42 17:11,12 James 1:22-25

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

whoso

1:33 3:13-18 John 3:16,36 14:6 Philippians 3:8 Colossians 3:3 1 John 5:11,12

obtain

Heb. bring forth. favour.

12:2 Ephesians 1:6

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

he

1:31 20:2 John 3:19,20 Acts 13:46 Hebrews 2:3 10:29

all

5:11,12,22,23 Ezekiel 18:31 33:11 John 15:23,24 1 Corinthians 16:22