In chapter 8 of the Book of Proverbs (Douay-Rheims), Wisdom herself speaks, as she does in the chapter’s long discourse. She says “counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine”, and speaks of kings and lawgivers. It stands under this term as the sapiential books’ naming of prudence beside wisdom.
Read in contextI, wisdom, dwell in counsel, and am present in learned thoughts.
The fear of the Lord hateth evil; I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.
By me kings reign, and lawgivers decree just things.
By me princes rule, and the mighty decree justice.
