--- title: "Proverbs 8:6-23 KJV - \"Hear; for I will speak of excellent th...\" | Real Bible Believers" description: "\"Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall speak truth; and\" — Read Proverbs 8:6-23 in the King James Version (KJV) with commentary, cross references, and Greek/Hebrew lexicon." image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/kjv/proverbs/8/6-23" --- [ Read](/kjv/proverbs/8)[ Commentary](/study/proverbs/8)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/proverbs/8) Audio ## Proverbs 8:6-23 in Context (Verses 3–26 KJV) [3 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/3) She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. [4 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/4) Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice *is* to the sons of man. [5 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/5) O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. [6 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/6) Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips *shall be* right things. [7 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/7) For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness *is* an abomination to my lips.* [8 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/8) All the words of my mouth *are* in righteousness; *there is* nothing froward or perverse in them.* [9 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/9) They *are* all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. [10 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/10) Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. [11 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/11) For wisdom *is* better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. [12 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/12) I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.* [13 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/13) The fear of the LORD *is* to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. [14 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/14) Counsel *is* mine, and sound wisdom: I *am* understanding; I have strength. [15 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/15) By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. [16 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/16) By me princes rule, and nobles, *even* all the judges of the earth. [17 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/17) I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. [18 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/18) Riches and honour *are* with me; *yea*, durable riches and righteousness. [19 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/19) My fruit *is* better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. [20 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/20) I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:* [21 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/21) That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. [22 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/22) The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. [23 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/23) I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. [24 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/24) When *there were* no depths, I was brought forth; when *there were* no fountains abounding with water. [25 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/25) Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: [26 ](/kjv/proverbs/8/26) While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.** [Proverbs 7](/kjv/proverbs/7) [Proverbs 9](/kjv/proverbs/9) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/kjv/proverbs/8/6-23#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/kjv/proverbs/8/6-23#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/kjv/proverbs/8/6-23","name":"Proverbs 8:6-23 KJV - \"Hear; for I will speak of excellent th...\" | Real Bible Believers","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/kjv/proverbs/8/6-23#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"\"Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 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