Proverbs 8:1
Doth not, wisdom, cry aloud? and, understanding, send forth her voice?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
In Context
2At the top of the high places above the way, at the place where paths meet, she taketh her stand:
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice;
Proverbs 3:1My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
Isaiah 49:1Hearken, ye Coastlands, unto me, And give ear ye peoples afar off,—Yahweh, called me, from my birth, From my nativity, made he mention of my name;
Matthew 3:3For, this, is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, A voice, of one crying aloud! In the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight, be making his paths.
Matthew 28:19Go ye, therefore, and disciple all the nations, Immersing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,—
Mark 16:15and he said unto them—Go ye into all the world, and proclaim the glad-message, to the whole creation:
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 →