American Standard Version
Proverbs 8:3
3Beside the gates, at the entry of the city,At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:
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
1Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice? 2On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth; Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud: 4Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men. 5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:3 word by word
לְיַד־שְׁעָרִ֥ים לְפִי־קָ֑רֶת מְב֖וֹא פְתָחִ֣ים תָּרֹֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:3
- Matthew 22:9Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.
- Luke 14:21And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.
- Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, 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
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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
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