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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,{HR}She raiseth her voice in the broadways; (Prov. 1:20)
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Prov. 9:3• 3She hath sent forth her maidens;{HR}She crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city, (Prov. 9:3)
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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,{HR}She raiseth her voice in the broadways;
 21She calleth at the head of the noisy (streets),{HR}At the entry of the gates;{HR}In the city she uttereth her words, (Prov. 1:20‑21)
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Prov. 9:1‑3• 1Wisdom hath built her house;{HR}She hath hewn out her seven pillars;
 2She hath slaughtered her slaughtering ,{HR}She hath mingled her wine,{HR}She hath also furnished her table.
 3She hath sent forth her maidens;{HR}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; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me.
 3And he said unto me, Thou [art] my servant, Israel, in whom I will glorify myself.
 4And 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 glorious in the eyes of Jehovah, and my God shall be my strength).
 6And 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 will also give thee for a light to 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 weigh 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• 3{i}For 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.{/i} (Matt. 3:3)
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Matt. 4:17• 17{i}From that time began Jesus to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.{/i} (Matt. 4:17)
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Matt. 28:19‑20• 19{i}Go [therefore] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;{/i}
 20{i}teaching 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.{/i} (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• 15{i}And he said to them,{/i} Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to all the creation.
 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; and he that believeth not shall be condemned. (Mark 16:15‑16)
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Luke 24:47• 47and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all the Gentiles beginning at Jerusalem. (Luke 24:47)
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John 7:37• 37Now in the last, the great, day of the feast Jesus stood and cried, saying, If anyone thirst, let him come unto me and drink. (John 7:37)
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Acts 1:8• 8But ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you; and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and unto the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
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Acts 22:21• 21And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles. (Acts 22:21)
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Rom. 15:18‑21• 18For I will not dare to speak of anything of what Christ has wrought not by me for [the] obedience of [the] Gentiles by word and deed,
 19in [the] power of signs and wonders, in [the] power of [the Holy] Spirit; so that, from Jerusalem and in a circle as far as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ,
 20yet so making it a point of honour to preach, not where Christ was named, that I might not build upon another's foundation:
 21but even as it is written, “They to whom it was not told concerning him shall see, and they who 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?

W. Kelly Translation

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Doth not wisdom cry,{HR}And understanding put forth her voice?