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Proverbs 8:2

Wisdom

1 Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?

On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.

3 Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:

4 “To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.

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BSB
On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.
KJV
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
WEB
On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.
ASV
On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;
DARBY
On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.
BLB
At the head of the heights, beside the road, at the house of the paths, she takes her stand.
ÅB
Oppe på hauger ved veien står hun, der hvor stiene møtes;
OTB
På høydene langs veien, der stiene møtes, tar hun sin stand;
B1930
Oppe på hauger ved veien står hun, der hvor stiene møtes;

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