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Proverbs 1:21 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, "
Proverbs 1:21
Verse in Context
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So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words,
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words
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Proverbs 1:1
"The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;"
Proverbs 1:2
"To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;"
Proverbs 1:3
"To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;"
Proverbs 1:4
"To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion."
Proverbs 1:5
"A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:"
Proverbs 1:6
"To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings."
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