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

Proverbs 8:1-6

1 Listen! Wisdom is calling out. Reason is making herself heard.

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

2 On the hilltops near the road and at the crossroads she stands.

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

3 At the entrance to the city, beside the gates, she calls:

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

4 "I appeal to all of you; I call to everyone on earth.

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

5 Are you immature? Learn to be mature. Are you foolish? Learn to have sense.

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

6 Listen to my excellent words; all I tell you is right.

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