Proverbs 1:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 1:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:

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KJV

King James Version

She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying],

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WEB

World English Bible

She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

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ASV

American Standard Version

She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 1

¹⁹ Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

²⁰ Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;

²¹ in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:

²² “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

²³ If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.

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