Proverbs 8:1
Isn't wisdom calling? Isn't understanding raising her voice?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
In Context
2On the top of the hill by the road, she stands up at the crossroads.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom calls out in the streets; she shouts aloud in the squares.
Proverbs 3:1My son, don't forget my instructions. Always keep my commands in mind.
Isaiah 49:1Listen to me, you people of the islands! Pay attention, you who live far away! The Lord called me before I was born; he gave me my name while I was still in my mother's womb.
Matthew 3:3He was the one Isaiah spoke about when he said, “A voice is heard crying out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord. Make the paths straight for him.’”
Matthew 28:19So go and make disciples of people of all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Mark 16:15Then he told them, “Go to the whole world, and announce the good news to everyone.
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 →