Proverbs 1:20

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

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  • Prov 9:3 : 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
  • John 7:37 : 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.›
  • 1 Cor 1:24 : 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
  • 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
  • Col 2:3 : 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Matt 13:54 : 54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this [man] this wisdom, and [these] mighty works?
  • Luke 11:49 : 49 ‹Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and› [some] ‹of them they shall slay and persecute:›
  • Prov 8:1-5 : 1 ¶ Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying],

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  • Prov 8:1-4
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    1¶ Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

    2She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

    3She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

    4Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man.

  • Prov 9:3-4
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    3She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

    4Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

  • Prov 7:11-12
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    11(She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

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  • Prov 9:13-16
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    13¶ A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.

    14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

    15To call passengers who go right on their ways:

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  • Prov 8:11-12
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    3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;

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    20¶ Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?

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    12But where shall wisdom be found? and where [is] the place of understanding?

  • Prov 24:7
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    7¶ Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

  • Eccl 9:16-18
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    16Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.

    17The words of wise [men are] heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

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  • 1 Cor 1:20
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    20Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

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    14For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

  • Prov 1:19
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    19So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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  • Prov 14:33
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  • Prov 31:26
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  • Prov 7:8
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    8Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

  • Prov 3:17
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    17Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.

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    7¶ When I went out to the gate through the city, [when] I prepared my seat in the street!

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