Proverbs 8:3

Proverbs 8:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
• New International Version (NIV)beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:
• English Standard Version (ESV)beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
• New King James Version (NKJV)She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors:

Context of Proverbs 8:3

1Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice? 2On the top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, wisdom takes her stand; Beside the gates, at the entrance to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: 4“To you, O men, I call, And my voice is directed to the sons of men. 5O you naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled], understand prudence and seek astute common sense; And, O you [closed-minded, self-confident] fools, understand wisdom [seek the insight and self-discipline that leads to godly living].

Proverbs 8:3 word by word

לְיַד־שְׁעָרִ֥ים לְפִי־קָ֑רֶת מְב֖וֹא פְתָחִ֣ים תָּרֹֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• She criethרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• atיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• at the entryפֶּהpeh · lip: edgeH6310
• of the cityקֶ֫רֶתqereth · townH7176
• at the comingמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
• in at the doorsפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607

Cross-references for Proverbs 8:3

• Matthew 22:9So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’
• Luke 14:21So the servant came back and reported this to his master. Then [his master,] the head of the household, became angry [at the rejections of his invitation] and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and the lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and the disabled and the blind and the lame.’
• Romans 15:18For I will not [even] presume to speak of anything except what Christ has done through me [as an instrument in His hands], resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles [to the gospel], by word and deed,

Commentaries on Proverbs 8:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3She crieth at the gates - This might be well applied to the preaching of Jesus Christ and his apostles, and their faithful successors in the Christian ministry. He went to the temple, and proclaimed the righteousness of the Most High: he did the same in the synagogues, on the mountains, by the sea-side, in the villages, in the streets of the cities, and in private houses. His disciples followed his track: in the same way, and in the same spirit, they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3In ancient Near Eastern cities, the city gates had chambers for legal proceedings and business deals. It was a good place for Wisdom to reach many people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-361-4. The publicity and universality of the call contrast with the secrecy and intrigues of the wicked (Pr 7:8, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 8:3

• Gates
• Jesus Continued
• Salvation
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

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• Depth
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Commentaries on Proverbs 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings