Proverbs 1:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:”

Proverbs 1:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 1:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 1:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.”

Proverbs 1:20 — World English Bible

Proverbs 1:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;”

Proverbs 1:20 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 1:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,”

Proverbs 1:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 1:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;”

Proverbs 1:20 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 1:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wisdome cryeth without: she vttereth her voyce in the streetes.”

Proverbs 1:20 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 1:20 in Context — Proverbs 1

18 Mas ellos á su propia sangre ponen asechanzas, y á sus almas tienden lazo.

19 Tales son las sendas de todo el que es dado á la codicia, [la cual] prenderá el alma de sus poseedores.

20 La sabiduría clama de fuera, da su voz en las plazas:

21 Clama en los principales lugares de concurso; en las entradas de las puertas de la ciudad dice sus razones:

22 ¿Hasta cuándo, oh simples, amaréis la simpleza, y los burladores desearán el burlar, y los insensatos aborrecerán la ciencia?

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What Does Proverbs 1:20 Mean?

Proverbs 1:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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