Proverbs 9:3

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“She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.”

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BSBPD

“She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 9:3 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 68:11The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:
  2. Proverbs 1:20Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
  3. Proverbs 8:1Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?
  4. Proverbs 9:14She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
  5. Proverbs 9:16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
  6. Matthew 22:3He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
  7. Matthew 22:9Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
  8. Luke 11:49Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
  9. Luke 14:17When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
  10. 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.’
  11. John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  12. 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.
  13. Romans 10:15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
  14. 2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

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