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Proverbs 8

Prov. 8:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Dothy not wisdom
chokmah (Hebrew #2451)
wisdom (in a good sense)
KJV usage: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Pronounce: khok-maw'
Origin: from 2449
cry
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
? and understanding
tabuwn (Hebrew #8394)
or towbunah {to-boo-naw'}; from 995; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
KJV usage: discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
Pronounce: taw-boon'
Origin: and (feminine) tbuwnah {teb-oo-naw'}
put forth
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
her voice
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
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Prov. 1:20• 20Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways; (Prov. 1:20)
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Prov. 9:3• 3she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city, (Prov. 9:3)
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-5:  The fame,
6-9:  and evidence of wisdom.
10-11:  The excellency,
12-14:  the nature,
15-17:  the power,
18-21:  the riches,
22-31:  and the eternity of wisdom.
32-36:  Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings.
Prov. 1:20‑21• 20Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;
 21she calleth in the chief place of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words: (Prov. 1:20‑21)
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Prov. 9:1‑3• 1Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
 2she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table;
 3she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city, (Prov. 9:1‑3)
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Isa. 49:1‑6• 1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples from afar. Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
 2And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hath concealed me under the shadow of his hand, and he hath made me a polished shaft: in his quiver hath he hidden me.
 3And he said unto me, Thou art my servant, Israel, in whom I will glorify myself.
 4--And I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and in vain; nevertheless my judgment is with Jehovah, and my work with my God.
 5And now, saith Jehovah, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I should bring Jacob again to him; (though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorified in the eyes of Jehovah, and my God shall be my strength;)
 6--and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. (Isa. 49:1‑6)
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Isa. 55:1‑3• 1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
 2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
 3Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David. (Isa. 55:1‑3)
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Matt. 3:3• 3For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. (Matt. 3:3)
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Matt. 4:17• 17From that time began Jesus to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh. (Matt. 4:17)
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Matt. 28:19‑20• 19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
 20teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have enjoined you. And behold, *I* am with you all the days, until the completion of the age. (Matt. 28:19‑20)
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Mark 13:10• 10and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. (Mark 13:10)
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Mark 16:15‑16• 15And he said to them, Go into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all the creation.
 16He that believes and is baptised shall be saved, and he that disbelieves shall be condemned. (Mark 16:15‑16)
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Luke 24:47• 47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations beginning at Jerusalem. (Luke 24:47)
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John 7:37• 37In the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. (John 7:37)
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Acts 1:8• 8but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
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Acts 22:21• 21And he said to me, Go, for *I* will send thee to the nations afar off. (Acts 22:21)
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Rom. 15:18‑21• 18For I will not dare to speak anything of the things which Christ has not wrought by me, for the obedience of the nations, by word and deed,
 19in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circuit round to Illyricum, have fully preached the glad tidings of the Christ;
 20and so aiming to announce the glad tidings, not where Christ has been named, that I might not build upon another's foundation;
 21but according as it is written, To whom there was nothing told concerning him, they shall see; and they that have not heard shall understand. (Rom. 15:18‑21)
• God intends that we who are parents should be the ones to instruct our children, to teach them, to warn them, to encourage them to walk in wisdom's ways. But, when we come to this eighth chapter we find the voice of wisdom speaking, not the parents here, but wisdom speaking. We saw that the Lord Jesus is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.(1 Cor. 1:30) (“Proverbs 8” by G.H. Hayhoe)
• He is no longer under the instruction of his father and mother, but, now there is a voice that calls to him. It is the voice of wisdom. It instructs him. It tells him the path of blessing and happiness. (“Proverbs 8” by G.H. Hayhoe)
• Wisdom is first presented as one seeking to draw the simple from paths of error to the temple of knowledge and understanding. (“Proverbs Eight” by H.A. Ironside)
• You and I can't fully appreciate what a wonderful, wonderful thing it is that God has taken the trouble to speak to us. He tells us where we came from, what is at the end of life's journey, and, in a few simple words, tells us the facts as to the origin of everything in this world in which we live. (“Proverbs Eight” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?