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Proverbs 1:20-23

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

20. Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21. She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying], 22. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23. Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Proverbs 1:20-23 — 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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