Proverbs 8:3

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

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

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.

5 O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:
KJV
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
WEB
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud:
ASV
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:
DARBY
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud.
BLB
At the hand of the gates, at the mouth of the city, at the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
ÅB
ved siden av portene, ved byens utgang, i inngangen til portene roper hun høyt:
OTB
Ved portene som fører inn til byen, ved inngangen, roper hun:
B1930
ved siden av portene, ved byens utgang, i inngangen til portene roper hun høit:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 29:7

    When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

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  • Luke 14:21–23

    The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

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  • Matthew 22:9

    Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

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  • Acts 5:20

    “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

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  • John 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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