Proverbs 1:21
she calleth in the chief [place] of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
20Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;
Cross References
Proverbs 8:3Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud.
Matthew 10:27What I say to you in darkness speak in the light, and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses.
John 18:20Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I taught always in [the] synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews come together, and in secret I have spoken nothing.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:21-33
Wisdom's Exhortations; Doom of Obdurate Sinners. 20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have… Read the whole commentary →