Proverbs 8:3

3 Beside the gates leading into the city, she cries out at the entrances.

Proverbs 8:3 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 8:3

She crieth at the gates
Of the temple, or of the city, where the courts of judicature were, and persons met on civil accounts; and where people were continually passing and repassing; at the entry of the city;
meeting those that came out of the country to the city upon trade and business; at the coming in at the doors;
of the temple, or city, or private houses; all these expressions denote the publicness of the Gospel ministry, both by Christ himself, who spake openly to the world, always taught in the synagogues and temple, and in secret said nothing; and who ordered his disciples to preach what they heard and received from him upon the house tops, ( John 18:20 ) ( Matthew 10:27 ) ; so did the Apostle Paul, ( Acts 20:20 Acts 20:27 ) .

Proverbs 8:3 In-Context

1 Doesn't wisdom call out? Doesn't understanding raise her voice?
2 On the high roads along the way, she takes her place where the paths meet.
3 Beside the gates leading into the city, she cries out at the entrances.
4 She says, "Men, I call out to you. I raise my voice to all human beings.
5 You who are childish, get some good sense. You who are foolish, gain understanding.
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