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 raise her voice? 2On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand; Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: 4“To you, people, I call, And my voice is to mankind. 5You naive ones, understand prudence; And, you fools, understand wisdom!

Proverbs 8:3 word by word

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

• Besideיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• at the openingפֶּהpeh · lip: edgeH6310
• to the cityקֶ֫רֶתqereth · townH7176
• At the entranceמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
• of the doorsפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• she criesרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• outרָנַןrânan · to singH7442

Cross-references for Proverbs 8:3

• Matthew 22:9So go to the main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.’
• Luke 14:21And the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here those who are poor, those with disabilities, those who are blind, and those who are limping.’
• Romans 15:18For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in 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

Topics related to Proverbs 8:3

• Gates
• Jesus Continued
• Salvation
• Wisdom

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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