English Standard Version
Proverbs 8:3
3beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries 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:
- New King James Version (NKJV)She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors:
- New Living Translation (NLT)By the gates at the entrance to the town, on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
Context of Proverbs 8:3
1Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: 4"To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. 5O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:3 word by word
לְיַד־שְׁעָרִ֥ים לְפִי־קָ֑רֶת מְב֖וֹא פְתָחִ֣ים תָּרֹֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 8:3
- Matthew 22:9Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.'
- Luke 14:21So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.'
- Romans 15:18For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—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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