Proverbs 8:1

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?

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  • Rom 15:18-21 : 18 for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed, 19 in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circle as far as Illyricum, have fully preached the good news of the Christ; 20 and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named -- that upon another's foundation I might not build -- 21 but according as it hath been written, `To whom it was not told concerning him, they shall see; and they who have not heard, shall understand.'
  • Prov 1:20-21 : 20 Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice, 21 At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:
  • Prov 9:1-3 : 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars -- seven. 2 She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table. 3 She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
  • Isa 49:1-6 : 1 Hearken, O isles, unto me, And attend, O peoples, from afar, Jehovah from the womb hath called me, From the bowels of my mother He hath made mention of my name. 2 And he maketh my mouth as a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He hath hid me, And He maketh me for a clear arrow, In His quiver He hath hid me. 3 And He saith to me, `My servant Thou art, O Israel, In whom I beautify Myself.' 4 And I said, `For a vain thing I laboured, For emptiness and vanity my power I consumed, But my judgment `is' with Jehovah, And my wage with my God. 5 And now, said Jehovah, who is forming me from the belly for a servant to Him, To bring back Jacob unto Him, (Though Israel is not gathered, Yet I am honoured in the eyes of Jehovah, And my God hath been my strength.) 6 And He saith, `It hath been a light thing That thou art to Me for a servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel to bring back, And I have given thee for a light of nations, To be My salvation unto the end of the earth.'
  • Isa 55:1-3 : 1 Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk. 2 Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast.
  • Matt 3:3 : 3 for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'
  • Matt 4:17 : 17 From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, `Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'
  • Matt 28:19-20 : 19 having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them -- to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days -- till the full end of the age.'
  • Mark 13:10 : 10 and to all the nations it behoveth first that the good news be proclaimed.
  • Mark 16:15-16 : 15 and he said to them, `Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation; 16 he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:
  • John 7:37 : 37 And in the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, `If any one doth thirst, let him come unto me and drink;
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'
  • Acts 22:21 : 21 and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'

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    2At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,

    3At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,

    4`Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice `is' unto the sons of men.

    5Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

    6Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips `is' uprightness.

  • Prov 1:20-21
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    20Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,

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    2To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

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    11For better `is' wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.

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    14Mine `is' counsel and substance, I `am' understanding, I have might.

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    8Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.

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    13A foolish woman `is' noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.

    14And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city,

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    16`Who `is' simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,

  • Prov 9:1
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    6For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

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    1Who `is' as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

  • Job 38:36
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    36Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?

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    16And if `there is' understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.

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    8For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,

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    13O the happiness of a man `who' hath found wisdom, And of a man `who' bringeth forth understanding.

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    5(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

    6For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

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    10For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

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    15The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

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    12With the very aged `is' wisdom, And `with' length of days understanding.

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    8Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way `to' her house he doth step,

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    34O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

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    25I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.

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    28And He saith to man: -- `Lo, fear of the Lord, that `is' wisdom, And to turn from evil `is' understanding.'