Proverbs 1:20

Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

In Context

19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

21She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:

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Cross References

Proverbs 9:1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:11-20

Parental Admonitions. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to… Read the whole commentary →

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