Proverbs 8:3

3 Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts,

Proverbs 8:3 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 8:3

She crieth at the gates
Of the temple, or of the city, where the courts of judicature were, and persons met on civil accounts; and where people were continually passing and repassing; at the entry of the city;
meeting those that came out of the country to the city upon trade and business; at the coming in at the doors;
of the temple, or city, or private houses; all these expressions denote the publicness of the Gospel ministry, both by Christ himself, who spake openly to the world, always taught in the synagogues and temple, and in secret said nothing; and who ordered his disciples to preach what they heard and received from him upon the house tops, ( John 18:20 ) ( Matthew 10:27 ) ; so did the Apostle Paul, ( Acts 20:20 Acts 20:27 ) .

Proverbs 8:3 In-Context

1 Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling? Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice?
2 She's taken her stand at First and Main, at the busiest intersection.
3 Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts,
4 "You - I'm talking to all of you, everyone out here on the streets!
5 Listen, you idiots - learn good sense! You blockheads - shape up!
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.