Proverbs 8:1
הֲלֹֽא ־ חָכְמָה תִקְרָא וּתְבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
In Context
2בְּרֹאשׁ ־ מְרוֹמִים עֲלֵי ־ דָרֶךְ בֵּית נְתִיבוֹת נִצָּֽבָה ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ ׃
Proverbs 3:1בְּנִי תּוֹרָתִי אַל ־ תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֺתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּֽךָ ׃
Isaiah 49:1שִׁמְעוּ אִיִּים אֵלַי וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לְאֻמִּים מֵרָחוֹק יְהוָה מִבֶּטֶן קְרָאָנִי מִמְּעֵי אִמִּי הִזְכִּיר שְׁמִֽי ׃
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 →