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

1Listen as Wisdom calls out! Hear as understanding raises her voice! 2On the hilltop along the road, she takes her stand at the crossroads. By the gates at the entrance to the town, on the road leading in, she cries aloud, 4“I call to you, to all of you! I raise my voice to all people. 5You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.

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 22:9Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’
• Luke 14:21“The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
• Romans 15:18Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them.

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

In the dictionaries

• Appoint
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• Delight
• Depth
• Early
• Gate
• Instruction
• Rule
• Truth
• Ethics

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