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 out? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2At the top of the elevated places along the way, at the intersection of the paths she takes her stand; beside the gates opening into the city, at the entrance of the doorways she cries out: 4“To you, O people, I call out, and my voice calls to all mankind. 5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

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 into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’
• Luke 14:21So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
• Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about 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