21At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:


In Context

18 And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

19 So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

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

21 At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:

22 'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

23 Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

Proverbs 1:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying, ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:21at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:21At the head of multitudes she crieth out, in the entrance of the gates of the city she uttereth her words, saying:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:21She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21she calleth in the chief place of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:21She crieth in the chief place of concourse; at the entering in of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:21She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she utters her words, saying,