Proverbs 1:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

at the head of the noisy streets she calls, in the entrances of the gates in the city she utters her words:

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 9:3 : 3 She has sent out her female servants; she calls out on the highest places of the city.
  • Matt 10:27 : 27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
  • Matt 13:2 : 2 And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
  • John 18:20 : 20 Jesus replied,“I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I have said nothing in secret.
  • Acts 5:20 : 20 “Go and stand in the temple courts and proclaim to the people all the words of this life.”

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