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Proverbs 8:1

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DOTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
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  1. Proverbs 1:20–21Rank 1 from verse 1
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    20¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

    21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

  2. Matthew 3:3Rank 2 from verse 1
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    3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  3. John 7:37Rank 3 from verse 1
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    37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

  4. Acts 1:8Rank 4 from verse 1
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    8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

  5. Proverbs 9:1–3Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1WISDOM hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

    2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

    3She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

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Proverbs 8:1

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cry

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1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.

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understanding

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1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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1DOTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

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2She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

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