Proverbs 1:21
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Proverbs 1:21 in other translations
| BSB | in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech: |
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| WEB | She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words: |
| ASV | She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words: |
| YLT | At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith: |
| DARBY | she calleth in the chief place of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words: |
| BBE | Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town: |
| Webster | She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, |
What does Proverbs 1:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 1:20-33
20-33. Some interpreters regard this address as the language of the Son of God under the name of Wisdom (compare Lu 11:49). Others think that wisdom, as the divine attribute specially employed in acts of counsel and admonition, is here personified, and represents God. In either case the address is a most solemn and divine admonition, whose matter and spirit are eminently evangelical and impressive (see on Pr 8:1)…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33
Solomon, having showed how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here declares how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God. Christ himself is Wisdom, is Wisdoms. Three sorts of persons are here called by Him: 1. Simple ones. Sinners are fond of their simple notions of good and evil, their simple prejudices against the ways of God, and flatter themselves in their wickedness. 2. Scorners…
Proverbs 1:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 1:21
- Acts 5:20
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
- Matthew 10:27
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
- Proverbs 9:3
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
- Matthew 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
- John 18:20
Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
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Context
- Proverbs 1:20
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
- Proverbs 1:21
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
- Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Clama en los principales lugares de concurso; en las entradas de las puertas de la ciudad dice sus razones: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | elle crie à l’entrée des lieux bruyants, aux ouvertures des portes; elle prononce ses paroles dans la ville: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie ruft an der Ecke lärmender Plätze; an den Eingängen der Tore, in der Stadt redet sie ihre Worte: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | in capite turbarum clamitat; in foribus portarum urbis profert verba sua, dicens: |