Proverbs 8:1
Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to thee.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
In Context
2For she is on lofty eminences, and stands in the midst of the ways.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words:
Isaiah 49:1Hearken to me, ye islands; and attend, ye Gentiles; after a long time it shall come to pass, saith the Lord: from my mother's womb he has called my name:
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 →