Proverbs 1:20 · KJV
“Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: {Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom}”
— Proverbs 1:20
So {are} the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; {which} taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, {saying},
Proverbs 1 — Context
And 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: {Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom}
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?
Cross References
Proverbs 9:3
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Colossians 2:3
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. {In whom: or, Wherein}
Luke 11:49
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and {some} of them they shall slay and persecute:
1 Corinthians 1:24
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Proverbs 8:1-5
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
Matthew 13:54
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this {man} this wisdom, and {these} mighty works?
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
John 7:37
In the last day, that great {day} of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.