Proverbs 8:1
Doth not wisdom call, and understanding put forth her voice?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
In Context
2In the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she standeth;
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching; but let thy heart keep my commandments;
Isaiah 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken, ye peoples, from far: the LORD hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of 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 →