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Proverbs 1:20–21

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A Warning Against Turning Away From Wisdom

20Wisdom calls out in the street.

She raises her voice in public places.

21At the noisy street corners she cries out.

Here is what she says near the gates of the city.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Wisdom cries aloud in the street,

in the markets she raises her voice;

at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;

at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,

she raises her voice in the public square;

on top of the wall she cries out,

at the city gate she makes her speech:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Wisdom calls out in the street;

she makes her voice heard in the public squares.

She cries out above the commotion;

she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:

NLTNew Living Translation

Wisdom shouts in the streets.

She cries out in the public square.

She calls to the crowds along the main street,

to those gathered in front of the city gate:

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Wisdom calls out in the streets,

in the squares she raises her voice.

On a busy corner she cries out,

at the entrances of the gates in the city, she speaks her sayings:

KJV 1900King James Version

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, saying,