Proverbs 8:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 8:2

1 Does not ^awisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?

2 She takes her stand on the top of the¹ high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.

3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:

4 “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.

5 O you¹ simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.

6 Listen, for I will speak of ^aexcellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;

7 For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.

9 They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 8:2

American Standard Version
On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;

Amplified® Bible
On the top of the heights beside the way, where the paths meet, stands Wisdom [skillful and godly];

Contemporary English Version
as she stands at the crossroads and on every hill.

Darby English Version
On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.

Good News Bible
On the hilltops near the road and at the crossroads she stands.

King James Version
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

New American Standard Bible
On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

New International Version
On the heights along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

New King James Version
She takes her stand on the top of the high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

Revised Standard Version
On the heights beside the way, in the paths she takes her stand;

Young's Literal Translation
At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,

New English Translation
At the top¹ of the elevated places along the way, at the intersection² of the paths she takes her stand;