Proverbs 8:3

3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors:

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 Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice?
2 She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, Beside the way, where the paths meet.
3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors:
4 "To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.