World English Bible
Proverbs 1:20
“Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 1
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but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
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So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
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Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
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She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
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How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?