Proverbs 8:1
Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice?
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
In Context
2On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:
Isaiah 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:
Matthew 3:3For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
Matthew 28:19Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
Mark 16:15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
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 →