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Proverbs 1:20 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 1 · verse 20
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:Proverbs 1:20 · King James Version
Proverbs 1:20 in context
18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- utterethnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- withoutchûwtsproperly, separate by awallH2351 →
- WisdomchokmôwthwisdomH2454 →
- criethrânanproperly, to creakH7442 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
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Solomon, having shown how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here shows how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God, which we shall for ever rue the neglect of. Observe, I. By whom God calls to us - by wisdom. It is wisdom that crieth without.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-33