Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 8:1-6"

Proverbs 8:1-6

1 Doesn't Wisdom cry out and Understanding shout?

1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

2 Atop the heights along the path, at the crossroads she takes her stand.

2 At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

3 By the gate before the city, at the entrances she shouts:

3 beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:

4 I cry out to you, people; my voice goes out to all of humanity.

4 “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.

5 Understand skill, you who are naive. Take this to heart, you fools.

5 You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.

6 Listen, for I speak things that are correct; from my lips comes what is right.

6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.