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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 />At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On the hilltop along the road, she takes her stand at the crossroads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, Beside the way, where the paths meet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />At the top of the heights upon the way, Where the pathways meet, she takes her stand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On the top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, wisdom takes her stand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads, she takes her stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads, she takes her stand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />as she stands at the crossroads and on every hill. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she standeth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[Wisdom] takes its stand on high ground, by the wayside where the roads meet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On the hilltops near the road and at the crossroads she stands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On top of the highest places along the road she stands where the roads meet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />At the top of the elevated places along the way, at the intersection of the paths she takes her stand; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />She standeth on the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands. <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 head of high places by the way, "" She has stood between the paths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />She stood upon the head of the heights, upon the way of the house of the beaten paths.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Standing in the top of the highest places by the way, in the midst of the paths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />At the summits and the tops of exalted places, standing above the ways, in the midst of the paths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the top of the heights along the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For wisdom is on the top of high places, she stands between the ways and by the paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For on top of the high places is wisdom; between the roads and upon the side of the paths she stands.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For she is on lofty eminences, and stands in the midst of the ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/8-2.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=1303" 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">1</span>Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice? <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rōš- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">On the heights</a> <a href="/hebrew/4791.htm" title="4791: mə·rō·w·mîm (N-mp) -- Height. From ruwm; altitude, i.e. Concretely, abstractly (elation), or adverbially (aloft)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">overlooking</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏā·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the road,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">at the crossroads</a> <a href="/hebrew/5410.htm" title="5410: nə·ṯî·ḇō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Path, pathway. Or nthiybah; or nthibah; from an unused root meaning to tramp; a track."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: niṣ·ṣā·ḇāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">she takes her stand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:…<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="/proverbs/9-14.htm">Proverbs 9:14</a></span><br />She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Proverbs 1:5</a></span><br />let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Proverbs 2:2-3</a></span><br />if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, / if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-5.htm">Proverbs 4:5-7</a></span><br />Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. / Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. / Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Proverbs 3:13-18</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-4.htm">Proverbs 7:4</a></span><br />Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6</a></span><br />A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-16.htm">Proverbs 16:16</a></span><br />How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<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="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a></span><br />but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-3.htm">Colossians 2:3</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">She stands in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/4-9.htm">Head</a> <a href="/psalms/148-9.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-17.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/84-5.htm">Highways</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-15.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-15.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-25.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-12.htm">Places</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-13.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/psalms/119-91.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Top</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/10-6.htm">Head</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-25.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Highways</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-12.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-20.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-25.htm">Places</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-3.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-7.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-7.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-9.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-26.htm">Top</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Way</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'; 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In ancient times, high places were often associated with worship and significant announcements. Wisdom, personified here, is depicted as being in a place where she can be easily seen and heard, emphasizing her accessibility and the importance of her message. The imagery of heights also conveys authority and perspective, suggesting that wisdom offers a vantage point that provides clarity and insight. This can be connected to the biblical theme of God’s wisdom being higher than human understanding, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-9.htm">Isaiah 55:9</a>.<p><b>at the crossroads</b><br>Crossroads were significant in ancient cultures as places of decision and direction. They symbolize moments of choice and the need for discernment. Wisdom’s presence at the crossroads indicates her role in guiding individuals in making righteous decisions. This imagery can be linked to the broader biblical narrative of choosing the path of righteousness over the path of wickedness, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19</a>, where God sets before His people life and death, blessings and curses, urging them to choose life.<p><b>she takes her stand</b><br>The phrase "takes her stand" conveys a sense of determination and steadfastness. Wisdom is portrayed as proactive and assertive, not passive or hidden. This reflects the biblical principle that wisdom is available to all who seek it, as echoed in <a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a>, where believers are encouraged to ask God for wisdom, who gives generously to all without finding fault. The personification of wisdom here can also be seen as a type of Christ, who embodies divine wisdom and stands as the ultimate guide and teacher for humanity, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom (Personified)</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">Proverbs 8</a>, wisdom is personified as a woman calling out to people. This personification is a literary device used to convey the importance and accessibility of wisdom to all who seek it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/heights_overlooking_the_road.htm">Heights Overlooking the Road (Place)</a></b><br>This refers to elevated places where wisdom is prominently positioned, symbolizing visibility and the importance of seeking wisdom from a vantage point that offers clarity and perspective.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/crossroads.htm">Crossroads (Place/Event)</a></b><br>Crossroads symbolize decision points in life where individuals must choose their path. Wisdom positions herself at these critical junctures, offering guidance and direction.<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 stands at the crossroads, God’s guidance is available at every decision point in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_wisdom.htm">The Importance of Seeking Wisdom</a></b><br>Actively seek wisdom in your daily life. Make it a priority to listen to God’s voice through prayer, scripture, and wise counsel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/decision-making_with_wisdom.htm">Decision-Making with Wisdom</a></b><br>At every crossroads, consider the long-term consequences of your choices. Seek God’s wisdom to guide you in making decisions that align with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom's_visibility_and_clarity.htm">Wisdom’s Visibility and Clarity</a></b><br>Wisdom is positioned in places of visibility, suggesting that God’s truth is clear and evident. Trust in the clarity of God’s word to guide you through life’s complexities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_wisdom's_call.htm">Responding to Wisdom’s Call</a></b><br>Be attentive and responsive to the call of wisdom. Ignoring wisdom can lead to folly and regret, while embracing it leads to life and understanding.<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_is_the_bible's_view_on_poverty.htm">What is the Bible's view on poverty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_devout_people_face_injustice.htm">Proverbs 2:8 promises God will protect His faithful--why, then, do many devout people face injustice or calamity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_use_personification_over_concrete_proof.htm">Proverbs 9:13-18 presents Folly as another woman calling out to the naive. Why rely on personification instead of providing concrete historical or scientific validations for these moral teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_rehoboam_ignore_elders'_advice.htm">(2 Chronicles 10:6-8) Why would Rehoboam ignore experienced elders' counsel, despite the text indicating he had access to wisdom?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">She standeth in the top of high places.--</span><span class= "ital">i.e., </span>in the higher parts of the city, where her voice will best be heard.<p><span class= "bld">By</span> <span class= "bld">the way </span>. . .--She goes everywhere where she may find the greatest concourse of people, "God not being willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (<a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm" title="The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.">2Peter 3:9</a>). So the apostles made large centres of population such as Antioch, Ephesus, or Corinth, the headquarters of their missionary enterprise.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">She standeth in the top of high places, by the way.</span> She takes her stand, not in thievish corners of the streets, like the harlot, but in the most open and elevated parts of the city, where she may be best seen and heard by all who pass by (see <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Proverbs 1:21</a>, and note there). <span class="cmt_word">In the places of the paths;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> where many paths converge, and where people meet from different quarters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/8-2.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">On the heights</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֹאשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rōš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overlooking</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the road,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָ֑רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the crossroads</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she takes her stand.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִצָּֽבָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(niṣ·ṣā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take one's stand, stand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/8-2.htm">Proverbs 8:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/8-2.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:2 On the top of high places (Prov. 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