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

Proverbs 8:1-6

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1 Doesn't wisdom call out? Doesn't understanding raise her voice?
1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 On the high roads along the way, she takes her place where the paths meet.
2 At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 Beside the gates leading into the city, she cries out at the entrances.
3 beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4 She says, "Men, I call out to you. I raise my voice to all human beings.
4 “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 You who are childish, get some good sense. You who are foolish, gain understanding.
5 You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
6 Listen! I have worthy things to say. I open my lips to speak what is right.
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
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