Proverbs 1:20

Wisdom crieth out in the highway; In the market-place she uttereth her voice;

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19Such are the ways of every one greedy of unjust gain; It taketh away the life of the possessor thereof.

21At the head of the noisy streets she crieth aloud; At the entrances of the gates, throughout the city, she proclaimeth her words [[saying]]:

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Cross References

Proverbs 9:1Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars.

Matthew 13:54And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and the miracles?

John 7:37On the last day, which is the great day, of the feast, Jesus stood and cried aloud, saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me, and drink.

1 Corinthians 1:30But from him it is that ye are in Christ Jesus, who from God was made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption;

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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