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Wisdom’s Rebuke
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Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;
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Proverbs 1:20 in Other Translations
KJV
20
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
ESV
20
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;
NLT
20
Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square.
MSG
20
Lady Wisdom goes out in the street and shouts. At the town center she makes her speech.
CSB
20
Wisdom calls out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares.
Proverbs 1:20 In-Context
18
These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
19
Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
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Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;
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on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech:
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“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
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Proverbs 8:1
2">Job 2
Proverbs 8:1
2;
Proverbs 7:10-13
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Proverbs 8:1
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Proverbs 9:1-3,13-15
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