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Proverbs 1:20

WisdomGod's word

18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;

21 in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:

22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

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BSB
Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
KJV
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
WEB
Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
ASV
Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
DARBY
Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;
BLB
Wisdom calls aloud in the street; in the open squares she gives forth her voice.
ÅB
Visdommen roper høyt på gaten, den lar sin røst høre på torvene;
OTB
Visdom roper høyt i gaten, hun hever sin stemme på de offentlige torgene;
B1930
Visdommen roper høit på gaten, den lar sin røst høre på torvene;

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