Proverbs 8 · Verse 2

Proverbs 8:2

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

Proverbs 8:2, King James Version

Proverbs 8:2 in other translations

BSB	On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.
WEB	On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.
ASV	On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;
YLT	At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,
DARBY	On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.
BBE	At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place;
Webster	She standeth on the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

What does Proverbs 8:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 8:1-4

Pr 8:1-36. Contrasted with sensual allurements are the advantages of divine wisdom, which publicly invites men, offers the best principles of life, and the most valuable benefits resulting from receiving her counsels. Her relation to the divine plans and acts is introduced, as in Pr 3:19, 20, though more fully, to commend her desirableness for men, and the whole is closed by an assurance that those finding her find…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 2 In the places of the paths - בית נתיבת נצבה beith nethiboth nitstsabah, "The constituted house of the paths." Does not this mean the house of public worship? the tabernacle or temple, which stands a center to the surrounding villages, the paths from all the parts leading to and terminating at it? In such a place, where the holy word of God is read or preached, there in a particular manner does wisdom cry, and understanding lift up her voice. There are the warnings, the precepts, and the promises of eternal truth; there the bread of God is broken to his children, and thither they that will may come and take the water of life freely.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 8:1-11

Chapter Outline Christ, as Wisdom, calls to the sons of men. (1-11) The nature and riches of Wisdom. (12-21) Christ one with the Father, in the creation of the world, and rejoicing in his work for the salvation of man. (22-31) Exhortations to hear Christ's word. (32-36) Verses 1-11 The will of God is made known by the works of creation, and by the consciences of men, but more clearly by Moses and the prophets. The…

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Proverbs 8:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּרֹאשׁ\־be.rosh-at [the] top ofH7218

מְרוֹמִ֥יםme.ro.Mim[the] heightsH4791

עֲלֵי\־'a.lei-onH5921

דָ֑רֶךְDa.rekh[the] wayH1870

בֵּ֖יתbeitbetweenH1004

נְתִיב֣וֹתne.ti.Vot[the] pathwaysH5410

נִצָּֽבָה\׃ni.Tza.vahshe stations herselfH5324

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 8:2

Proverbs 9:14
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Proverbs 9:3
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

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Context

Proverbs 8:1
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
Proverbs 8:2
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
Proverbs 8:3
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

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Proverbs 8:2 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	En los altos cabezos, junto al camino, á las encrucijadas de las veredas se para;
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Au sommet des hauteurs, sur le chemin, aux carrefours, elle se tient debout.
German Elberfelder 1871	Oben auf den Erhöhungen am Wege, da wo Pfade zusammenstoßen, hat sie sich aufgestellt.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	In summis excelsisque verticibus supra viam, in mediis semitis stans,