Proverbs 8:1
Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, 1 That understanding may be obedient to thee. 1
Updated 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, 1 And stands in the midst of the ways. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom sings aloud in passages, 1 And in the broad places speaks boldly. 1
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my laws; 1 But let thy heart keep my words: 1
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 →