Proverbs 8:3 “Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:”

Proverbs 8:3

Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

World English Bible

Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud:

American Standard Version

Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:

Geneva Bible 1599

She cryeth besides the gates before the citie at the entrie of the doores,

Darby Translation

Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud.

Young's Literal Translation

At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,

Bible in Basic English

Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud:

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Cross references

“She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.”

Matthew 22:9 Luke 14:21–23 John 18:20 Acts 5:20

Matthew 22:9 · BSB

Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

Luke 14:21–23 · BSB

The 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, th…

John 18:20 · BSB

“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.

Acts 5:20 · BSB

“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

Also

Job 29:7

Job 29:7 · BSB

When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.

4“To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.

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