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Wisdom 8:12 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" When 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. "

Wisdom 8:12

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10 Because of her, I will have glory among multitudes, and honor in the sight of elders, though I am young.

11 I will be found keen when I give judgment. I will be admired in the presence of rulers.

12 When 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.

13 Because of her, I will have immortality, and leave behind an eternal memory to those who come after me.

14 I will govern peoples. Nations will be subjected to me.

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Wisdom 8:1

"But she reaches from one end to the other with full strength, and orders all things well."

Wisdom 8:2

"I loved her and sought her from my youth. I sought to take her for my bride. I became enamoured by her beauty."

Wisdom 8:3

"She glorifies her noble birth by living with God. The Sovereign Lord of all loves her."

Wisdom 8:4

"For she is initiated into the knowledge of God, and she chooses his works."

Wisdom 8:5

"But if riches are a desired possession in life, what is richer than wisdom, which makes all things?"

Wisdom 8:6

"And if understanding is effective, who more than wisdom is an architect of the things that exist?"

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