Proverbs 8:2
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
Shee standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the pathes.
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Proverbs 8:2
Third-person singular present form of stand, meaning to be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.
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1. Physical locations or rooms. 2. Positions or offices. 3. Occasions, circumstances, or passages.
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1. Figuratively, ways or courses of conduct, action, or direction. 2. Tracks, roads, routes, or ways of passage or travel.
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1DOTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
1¶ *Doeth not Wisedome crie? & Understanding put foorth her voice?
2She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
2Shee standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the pathes.
Selected passage3She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
3She cryeth at the gates, at the entrie of the citie, at the comming in at the doores.