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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />By the gates at the entrance to the town, on the road leading in, she cries aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she makes a shout:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the entrance to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Beside the gates leading into the city, at the main entrance, she cries out:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Beside the gates at the entry to the city, at the main entrance, she cries out:&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />She stands by the city gate where everyone enters the city, and she shouts: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />near the gates to the city. At the entrance [wisdom] sings its song,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At the entrance to the city, beside the gates, she calls: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the city entrance— at the entrance to the portals she cries aloud:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />beside the gates opening into the city, at the entrance of the doorways she cries out: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entrance of the doors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, "" The entrance of the openings, she cries aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />At the hand of the gates, at the mouth of the city from the coming in of the doors she will cry:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Beside the gates of the city, in the very doors she speaketh, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />beside the gates of the city, at the very doors, she speaks, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />By the gates at the approaches of the city, in the entryways she cries aloud: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />She cries at the gates, at the entrance of the city; she cries aloud, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Over the gates with her mouth she calls, and in the entrances of the gates of The Glorious City.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For she sits by the gates of princes, and sings in the entrances, <i>saying</i>,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/8-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1309" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">The Excellence of Wisdom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: lə·yaḏ- (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">Beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: šə·‘ā·rîm (N-mp) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7176.htm" title="7176: qā·reṯ (N-fs) -- Town, city. From qarah in the sense of building; a city.">the city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3996.htm" title="3996: mə·ḇō·w (N-msc) -- Entrance, a coming in, entering. From bow'; an entrance; specifically sunset or the west; also towards.">at the entrances</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: p̄ə·ṯā·ḥîm (N-mp) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7442.htm" title="7442: tā·rōn·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To give a ringing cry. A primitive root; properly, to creak, i.e. To shout.">she cries out:</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>“To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Proverbs 1:20-21</a></span><br />Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square; / in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-3.htm">Proverbs 9:3</a></span><br />She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">Matthew 22:9</a></span><br />Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-21.htm">Luke 14:21</a></span><br />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, the blind, and the lame.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49</a></span><br />Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-2.htm">Jeremiah 7:2</a></span><br />“Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-9.htm">Matthew 13:9</a></span><br />He who has ears, let him hear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Luke 8:8</a></span><br />Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">She cries at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">Matthew 22:9</a></b></br> Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/14-21.htm">Luke 14:21-23</a></b></br> So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18-21</a></b></br> For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/2-3.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">City</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-28.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/147-13.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Doorways</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Entrances</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-20.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-25.htm">Front</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-8.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-2.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-26.htm">Side</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/10-30.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-3.htm">City</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-3.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-3.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-4.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-34.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-19.htm">Doorways</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-34.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Entrances</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-14.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm">Front</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-34.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-7.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-16.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-7.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-6.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-30.htm">Side</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-4.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">the fame</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-6.htm">and evidence of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-10.htm">The excellence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-12.htm">the nature</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-15.htm">the power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-18.htm">the riches</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">and the eternity of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-32.htm">Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Beside the gates to the city</b><br>In ancient times, city gates were not only entry points but also centers of social and economic activity. They served as places where legal matters were settled, and public announcements were made. The gates were symbolic of authority and governance, as seen in <a href="/ruth/4.htm">Ruth 4:1-11</a>, where Boaz goes to the city gate to settle legal matters. Wisdom's presence at the gates signifies her role in guiding public and personal decisions, emphasizing her accessibility and importance in daily life.<p><b>At the entrances</b><br>Entrances to cities were strategic locations for communication and interaction. They were places where travelers and merchants would pass, making them ideal for spreading important messages. Wisdom's positioning at the entrances highlights her proactive nature in reaching out to all who come and go, inviting them to embrace her teachings. This reflects the biblical theme of God's wisdom being available to all who seek it, as seen in <a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a>, which encourages believers to ask God for wisdom.<p><b>She cries out</b><br>The personification of wisdom as a woman who cries out is a literary device used throughout Proverbs to convey the urgency and importance of heeding wisdom's call. This imagery suggests that wisdom is not passive but actively seeks to engage with humanity. The cry is a call to action, urging people to listen and respond. This echoes the prophetic tradition where prophets often cried out to the people to return to God's ways, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/58.htm">Isaiah 58:1</a>. Wisdom's cry is a call to righteousness and understanding, aligning with the broader biblical narrative of God's desire for His people to live in accordance with His will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom (Personified as a Woman)</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">Proverbs 8</a>, wisdom is personified as a woman who calls out to people, urging them to listen and follow her ways. This personification emphasizes the value and accessibility of wisdom to all who seek it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gates_to_the_city.htm">Gates to the City (Place)</a></b><br>The gates of a city in ancient times were significant locations for public discourse, legal matters, and community gatherings. They were places where important decisions were made and where wisdom was needed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/entrances.htm">Entrances (Place)</a></b><br>Entrances refer to the points of access to the city, symbolizing the beginning of a journey or the threshold of new opportunities. Wisdom positions herself here to guide those entering into new phases of life.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City (Place)</a></b><br>Represents the community or society where people live and interact. Wisdom's presence at the city's gates indicates her relevance to everyday life and societal functioning.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cry.htm">The Cry (Event)</a></b><br>The act of wisdom crying aloud signifies an urgent and public call to heed her teachings. It is an invitation to embrace wisdom in all aspects of life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_accessibility_of_wisdom.htm">The Accessibility of Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom is not hidden or exclusive; it is available to all who seek it. Just as wisdom cries out at the gates, we should be attentive and open to receiving guidance in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_public_discourse.htm">The Importance of Public Discourse</a></b><br>Wisdom's presence at the city gates highlights the need for godly wisdom in public and communal decision-making. As Christians, we should advocate for and apply biblical principles in societal matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/entering_new_phases_with_wisdom.htm">Entering New Phases with Wisdom</a></b><br>As we stand at the entrances of new opportunities or challenges, seeking wisdom should be our priority. This ensures that our decisions align with God's will and lead to fruitful outcomes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_the_call_of_wisdom.htm">Responding to the Call of Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom's cry is urgent and persistent. We must be proactive in seeking and applying wisdom in our lives, recognizing its value in guiding us through complex situations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_pearly_gates.htm">What are the pearly gates?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_extrabiblical_records_of_2_sam_10.htm">In 2 Samuel 10:8-9, is there any extrabiblical record indicating the precise locations and numbers of soldiers involved in these battles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel_physically_taken_to_jerusalem.htm">In Ezekiel 8:3-4, what evidence supports or contradicts the claim Ezekiel was physically transported to Jerusalem by a divine hand?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_anyone_fully_embody_proverbs_31.htm">How can one person realistically fulfill all the ideal qualities described in Proverbs 31:10-31 without ever falling short?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - The expressions in the text indicate the position which she takes and its capabilities. <span class="cmt_word">At the hand of the gates</span> (<a href="/1_samuel/19-3.htm">1 Samuel 19:3</a>). She posts herself at the side of the city gates, under the archway pierced in the wall, where she is sure of an audience. <span class="cmt_word">At the mouth of the city,</span> inside the gate, where people pass on their way to the country. <span class="cmt_word">At the coming in at the doors,</span> by which persons enter the town. Thus she catches all comers, those who are entering, as well as those who are leaving the city. Here standing, as in the Agora or Forum, <span class="cmt_word">she crieth;</span> she calls aloud, saying what follows (vers. 4-36). It is a fine picture of the comprehensiveness of the gospel, which is meant for high and low, prince and peasant; which is proclaimed everywhere, in the courts of kings, in the lanes of the country, in the hovels of the city; which sets forth the infinite love of God, who is not willing that any should perish, but would have all men come to the knowledge of the truth (<a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a>). Septuagint, "By the gates of the mighty she sits, in the entrances she sings aloud (<span class="greek">ὑμνεῖται</span>)." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/8-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Beside</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיַד־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gates</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁעָרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפִי־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄î-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the city,</span><br /><span class="heb">קָ֑רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(qā·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7176.htm">Strong's 7176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Town, city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the entrances</span><br /><span class="heb">מְב֖וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3996.htm">Strong's 3996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An entrance, sunset, the west, towards</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she cries out:</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּרֹֽנָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tā·rōn·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7442.htm">Strong's 7442: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give a ringing cry</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/8-3.htm">Proverbs 8:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/8-3.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:3 Beside the gates at the entry (Prov. 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