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Proverbs 1:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Proverbs 1:20

Verse 20 of 33

Scripture focus

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

Proverbs 1:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 1:20

Theological / Devotional

Wisdom crieth without. Throughout the early part of the book, wisdom is personified as a pure and noble woman. The Hebrew uses a plural noun, chokmoth, for wisdom (here and in chs. 9:1; 24:7) with a singular verb. Chokmoth is probably the plural of intensity, standing for all kinds of wisdom. Some hold that chokmoth should be chokmuth, an abstract singular form.

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