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Proverbs 1:20
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KJ21
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets.
ASV
Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
AMP
Wisdom shouts in the street, She raises her voice in the markets;
AMPC
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the markets;
BRG
¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
CSB
Wisdom calls out in the street; she makes her voice heard in the public squares.
CSBA
Wisdom calls out in the street; she makes her voice heard in the public squares.
CEB
Wisdom shouts in the street; in the public square she raises her voice.
CJB
Wisdom calls aloud in the open air and raises her voice in the public places;
CEV
Wisdom shouts in the streets wherever crowds gather.
DARBY
Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;
DRA
Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets:
ERV
Listen! Wisdom is shouting in the streets. She is crying out in the marketplace.
EASY
Listen! Wisdom is like a woman who shouts in the streets. She speaks loudly in the market places.
EHV
Wisdom calls out loudly in the street. In the public squares she raises her voice.
ESV
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;
ESVUK
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;
EXB
Wisdom [C the personification of God’s wisdom; 8:1–36; 9:1–6] ·is like a woman shouting [L shouts] in the street; she ·raises her voice [yells out] in the city squares [C the hub for business, government, and social interaction].
GNV
¶ Wisdom crieth without: she uttereth her voice in the streets.
GW
Wisdom sings her song in the streets. In the public squares she raises her voice.
GNT
Listen! Wisdom is calling out in the streets and marketplaces,
HCSB
Wisdom calls out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares.
ICB
Wisdom is like a good woman who shouts in the street. She raises her voice in the city squares.
ISV
Wisdom cries out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares.
JUB
¶ Wisdom cries without; she utters her voice in the streets:
KJV
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
AKJV
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
LSB
Wisdom shouts in the street, She gives forth her voice in the square;
LEB
Wisdom calls out in the streets, in the squares she raises her voice.
TLB
Wisdom shouts in the streets for a hearing.
MSG
Lady Wisdom goes out in the street and shouts. At the town center she makes her speech. In the middle of the traffic she takes her stand. At the busiest corner she calls out:
MEV
Wisdom cries out in the street; she utters her voice in the markets.
NOG
Wisdom sings her song in the streets. In the public squares she raises her voice.
NABRE
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the open squares she raises her voice;
NASB
Wisdom shouts in the street, She raises her voice in the public square;
NASB1995
Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square;
NCB
Wisdom cries out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares.
NCV
Wisdom is like a woman shouting in the street; she raises her voice in the city squares.
NET
Wisdom calls out in the street, she shouts loudly in the plazas;
NIRV
Out in the open wisdom calls out. She raises her voice in a public place.
NIV
Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;
NIVUK
Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;
NKJV
Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares.
NLV
Wisdom calls out in the street. She lifts her voice in the center of town.
NLT
Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square.
NRSVA
Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.
NRSVACE
Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.
NRSVCE
Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.
NRSVUE
Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.
OJB
Chochmot crieth out in the street; she lifts up her voice in the rechovot (city squares);
RGT
Wisdom cries outside. She utters her voice in the streets.
RSV
Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the markets she raises her voice;
RSVCE
Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the markets she raises her voice;
TLV
Wisdom calls aloud in the streets, she raises her voice in public squares.
VOICE
There’s another voice in town. It belongs to Lady Wisdom, who calls out in the street. She cries out in the town square,
WEB
Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
WYC
Wisdom preacheth withoutforth; in streets it giveth his voice. (Wisdom preacheth outside; yea, it raiseth up its voice in the streets.)
YLT
Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,
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