Proverbs 1:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 1:20

18 But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.

19 ^aSo are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.

The Call of Wisdom

20 ^aWisdom calls aloud¹ outside;
She raises her voice in the open squares.

21 She cries out in the¹ chief concourses,
At the openings of the gates in the city
She speaks her words:

22 “How long, you¹ simple ones, will you love simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.

23 Turn at my rebuke;
Surely ^aI will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.

24 ^aBecause I have called and you refused,
I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,

25 Because you ^adisdained all my counsel,
And would have none of my rebuke,

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 1:20

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American Standard Version
Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

Amplified® Bible
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the markets;

Contemporary English Version
Wisdom shouts in the streets wherever crowds gather.

Darby English Version
Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;

Good News Bible
Listen! Wisdom is calling out in the streets and marketplaces,

King James Version
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

New American Standard Bible
Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square;

New International Version
Wisdom calls aloud in the street,
she raises her voice in the public squares;

New King James Version
Wisdom calls aloud outside;
She raises her voice in the open squares.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Wisdom shouts in the street,She lifts her voice in the square;

Revised Standard Version
Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the markets she raises her voice;

Young's Literal Translation
Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,

New English Translation
Wisdom¹ calls out² in the street, she shouts loudly³ in the plazas;⁴

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