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Proverbs 8:4
4“To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
Proverbs 8:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I call to you, to all of you! I raise my voice to all people.
Context of Proverbs 8:4
2At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; 3beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud: “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind. 5You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it. 6Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:4 word by word
אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם אִישִׁ֣ים אֶקְרָ֑א וְ֝קוֹלִ֗י אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:4
- Psalms 49:1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
- Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
- Matthew 11:15Whoever has ears, let them hear.
- John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- 2 Corinthians 5:19that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
- Colossians 1:23if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
- 1 Timothy 2:4who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
- Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Unto you, O men - אישים ishim, men of wealth and power, will I call; and not to you alone, for my voice is אדם בני אל al beney Adam, "to all the descendants of Adam;" to the whole human race. As Jesus Christ tasted death for every man, so the Gospel proclaims salvation to all: to You - to every individual, my voice is addressed. Thou hast sinned; and thou must perish, if not saved by grace.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Men sons of man - The two words are used, which, like viri and homines describe the higher and the lower, the stronger and the weaker. Compare the Psalm 49:2 note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36The first part of Proverbs reaches a peak when the son meets two women. Both invite the young man, and the reader, into a close relationship. The young man and the reader must choose between: The woman named Wisdom, who represents God's true wisdom (Proverbs 8:1–9:6) The woman named Folly (9:13–18), who represents worldly wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:18–2:16) Both women's houses are on "the heights of the city" (Proverbs 9:3, 14), which suggests ancient…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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