Proverbs

Proverbs 1:20–21

20Wisdom calls out in the street,

she lifts her voice in the square;

21in the main concoursec she cries aloud,

at the city gates she makes her speech:

Footnotes

  • c 1:21 Or from the top of the wall

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Proverbs 1:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Wisdomחָ֭כְמוֹתḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH2451 wisdom
calls outתָּרֹ֑נָּהtā·rōn·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH7442 give a ringing cry
in the streetבַּח֣וּץba·ḥūṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2351 the outside
she liftsתִּתֵּ֥ןtit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH5414 give, put, set
her voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃qō·w·lāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH6963 sound, voice
in the squareבָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתbā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH7339 broad open place, plaza

Proverbs 1:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
in the mainבְּרֹ֥אשׁbə·rōšPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH7218 head
concourseהֹמִיּ֗וֹתhō·mî·yō·wṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
she cries aloudתִּ֫קְרָ֥אtiq·rāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
at the cityבָּעִ֗ירbā·‘îrPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
gatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםšə·‘ā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH8179 gate
she makesתֹאמֵֽר׃ṯō·mêrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
her speechאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ’ă·mā·re·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH561 something said

Cross-references

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Proverbs 1:20 Proverbs 9:3 · Colossians 2:3 · Luke 11:49 · Proverbs 8:1–5 · 1 Corinthians 1:24 · Matthew 13:54 · 1 Corinthians 1:30 · John 7:37

Proverbs 1:21 Acts 5:20 · Matthew 10:27 · Proverbs 9:3 · Matthew 13:2 · John 18:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.