Proverbs 1:21

Authorized King James Version (1611)

She 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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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 9:3 : 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
  • Matt 10:27 : 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.›
  • Matt 13:2 : 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
  • John 18:20 : 20 Jesus answered him, ‹I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.›
  • Acts 5:20 : 20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

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