Proverbs 1:21
19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
20 Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
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?
23 If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
- KJV
- She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
- WEB
- She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
- ASV
- She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:
- DARBY
- she calleth in the chief [place] of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words:
- BLB
- At the head of the clamoring she cries out; at the openings of the gates in the city she speaks her words:
- ÅB
- på hjørnet av larmfylte gater roper den, ved portinngangene, rundt omkring i byen taler den og sier:
- OTB
- Ved hodet av de travle gatene roper hun ut, ved inngangen til byportene holder hun sin tale:
- B1930
- på hjørnet av larmfylte gater roper den, ved portinngangene, rundt omkring i byen taler den og sier:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 5:20
“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
Read in contextMatthew 10:27
What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
Read in contextProverbs 9:3
She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
Read in contextMatthew 13:2
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
Read in contextJohn 18:20
“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
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