Proverbs 8:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:”

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BSBPD

“Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 8:3 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 29:7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
  2. Proverbs 1:21in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
  3. Matthew 22:9Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
  4. Luke 14:21The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
  5. John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
  6. Acts 5:20“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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