20Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.


In Context

17 For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

18 but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

22 |How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; she uttereth her voice in the broad places;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Wisdom cries without; she utters her voice in the streets: