Proverbs 1:21

Proverbs chapter 1 · verse 21 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

v.21This passage

v.22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

John 18:20
Jesus answered him, I have spoken openly to the world; I ever taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and in secret spake I nothing.
Proverbs 9:3
She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
Acts 5:20
Go ye, and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life.
Matthew 13:2
And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
Matthew 10:27
What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops.