Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 8:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.”
Proverbs 8:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice {is} to the sons of man.
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
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