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Proverbs 8:2

She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

KJV

In summis excelsisque verticibus supra viam, in mediis semitis stans,

Vulgate

ἐπὶ γὰρ τῶν ὑψηλῶν ἄκρων ἐστιν, ἀνὰ μέσον δὲ τῶν τρίβων ἕστηκεν·

LXX

On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;

ASV

בְּ/רֹאשׁ מְרוֹמִ֥ים עֲלֵי דָ֑רֶךְ בֵּ֖ית נְתִיב֣וֹת נִצָּֽבָה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
י
y
noun · 26×
מְר֣וֹם
mrvm
noun · 54×
נִצָּ֥ב
ntsb
verb · 74×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§721Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time in the plan of salvation and because his Spirit had prepared her, the Father found the dwelling place where his Son and his Spirit could dwell among men. In this sense the Church's Tradition has often read the most beautiful texts …

Cross-references

  • Jer 7:2 — Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
  • Prov 9:14 — For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,