Wisdom 8:10–18
10Because of her, I will have glory among multitudes, and honor in the sight of elders, though I am young.↗
11I will be found keen when I give judgment. I will be admired in the presence of rulers.↗
12When I am silent, they will wait for me. When I open my lips, they will heed what I say. If I continue speaking, they will put their hands on their mouths.↗
13Because of her, I will have immortality, and leave behind an eternal memory to those who come after me.↗
14I will govern peoples. Nations will be subjected to me.↗
15Dreaded monarchs will fear me when they hear of me. Among the people, I will show myself to be good, and courageous in war.↗
16When I come into my house, I will find rest with her. For conversation with her has no bitterness, and living with her has no pain, but gladness and joy.↗
17When I considered these things in myself, and thought in my heart how immortality is in kinship to wisdom,↗
18and in her friendship is good delight, and in the labors of her hands is wealth that doesn’t fail, and understanding is in her companionship, and great renown in having fellowship with her words, I went about seeking how to take her to myself.↗
Source: World English Bible (Catholic), public domain. Text is taken directly from the source. Headings are editorial, not biblical verses.
Languages: English public-domain source is available throughout all 73 books. Slovenian and German Scripture editions will be published only after their precise source texts are verified; we do not substitute machine-written translations.