Proverbs 8:1
Does not wisdom call out, and prudence bestow her voice?
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
In Context
2At the summits and the tops of exalted places, standing above the ways, in the midst of the paths,
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom forewarns far and wide; she bestows her voice in the streets.
Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart guard my precepts.
Isaiah 49:1Pay attention, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the womb of my mother, he has been mindful of my name.
Matthew 3:3For this is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his paths.”
Matthew 28:19Therefore, go forth and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Mark 16:15And he said to them: “Go forth to the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:1
The word of God is two-fold, and, in both senses, is wisdom; for a word without wisdom is of little value, and wisdom without a word is of little use. Now, I. Divine revelation is the word and wisdom of God, and that pure religion and undefiled which is built upon it; and of that Solomon here speaks, recommending it to us as faithful, and well worthy of all acceptation, ver. 1-21 . God, by it, instructs, and governs, and blesses, the children of men. II. The redeemer is the eternal Word and wisdom, the Logos. He… Read the whole commentary →