Proverbs 8:1
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
KJV
Numquid non sapientia clamitat, et prudentia dat vocem suam ?
Vulgate
Σὺ τὴν σοφίαν κηρύξεις, ἵνα φρόνησίς σοι ὑπακούσῃ.
LXX
Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice?
ASV
הֲ/לֹֽא חָכְמָ֥ה תִקְרָ֑א וּ֝/תְבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽ/הּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
חָכְמָ֑ה
chkmh
noun · 148×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
תְּבוּנָֽה
tbvnh
noun · 43×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Cor 1:24 — But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
- Isa 45:19 — I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
- Isa 46:12 — Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
- John 7:37 — In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
- John 12:44 — Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
- Matt 3:3 — For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Matt 10:27 — What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
- Prov 1:20 — Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
- Prov 1:20 — Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
- Prov 9:3 — She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,