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Proverbs 1:21

She cries out at busy corners; she explains her message at the town gates:

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In The King James Version

She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

In Context

20Wisdom calls out in the streets; she shouts aloud in the squares.

22“How long will you stupid people love stupidity? How long will scornful people enjoy their mocking? How long will fools hate knowledge?

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Cross References

Proverbs 8:3Beside the gates of the town, right there at the entrance, she cries out:

Matthew 10:27What I tell you here in the dark, declare when it's light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, shout from the rooftops.

John 18:20“I've spoken openly to everyone,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in the synagogues and in the Temple where all the Jewish people meet. I haven't said anything in secret.

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 →

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