Proverbs 1:20

20 Listen! Wisdom is calling out in the streets and marketplaces, 1

Proverbs 1:20 In-Context

18 but people like that are setting a trap for themselves, a trap in which they will die.
19 Robbery always claims the life of the robber - this is what happens to anyone who lives by violence.
20 Listen! Wisdom is calling out in the streets and marketplaces,
21 calling loudly at the city gates and wherever people come together:
22 "Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish? How long will you enjoy making fun of knowledge? Will you never learn?

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1.20, 21Proverbs 8.1-3.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.