Proverbs 8:1
Doth not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice ?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
In Context
2Standing in the top of the highest places by the way, in the midst of the paths.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets:
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
Isaiah 49:1Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name.
Matthew 3:3For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
Matthew 28:19Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Mark 16:15And he said to them: Go ye into 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 →