PRO 8:1 Parallel View

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Key: yellow:verbs, red:negative.
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UST What is wise is surely like a woman who calls out to everyone.
⇔ Indeed, what people should understand is surely like a woman who shouts to people.

BSB  ⇔ Does not wisdom call out,
⇔ and understanding raise her voice?

OEB Listen! Wisdom is calling,
⇔ and Reason is lifting her voice:

WEB Doesn’t wisdom cry out?
⇔ Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?

NET Does not wisdom call out?
 ⇔ Does not understanding raise her voice?

LSV Does wisdom not call? And understanding give forth her voice?

FBV Isn't wisdom calling? Isn't understanding raising her voice?

T4T It is as if wisdom, with great understanding of many things, is calling [PRS] out to people.

LEB No LEB PRO 8:1 verse available

BBE Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS Doth not wisdom call, and understanding put forth her voice?

ASV Doth not wisdom cry,
 ⇔ And understanding put forth her voice?

DRA Doth not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice?

YLT Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?

DBY Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?

RV Doth not wisdom cry, and understanding put forth her voice?

WBS Doth not wisdom cry, and understanding put forth her voice?

KJB Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

BB Doth not wysdome crye? doth not vnderstanding put foorth her voyce?
(Doth not wisdom crye? doth not understanding put forth her voice?)

GNV Doth not wisedome crie? and vnderstanding vtter her voyce?
(Doth not wisdom crie? and understanding vtter her voice?)

CB Doth not wysdome crie? doth not vnderstondinge put forth hir voyce?
(Doth not wisdom crie? doth not understanding put forth her voice?)

WYC Whether wisdom crieth not ofte; and prudence yyueth his vois?
(Whether wisdom crieth not ofte; and prudence giveth/gives his voice?)

LUT Rufet nicht die Weisheit und die Klugheit läßt sich hören?
(Rufet not the Weisheit and the Klugheit läßt itself/yourself/themselves listenn?)

CLV [Numquid non sapientia clamitat, et prudentia dat vocem suam?
([Numquid not/no sapientia clamitat, and prudentia dat vocem suam?)

BRN Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to thee.

BrLXX Σὺ τὴν σοφίαν κηρύξεις, ἵνα φρόνησίς σοι ὑπακούσῃ.
(Su taʸn sofian kaʸruxeis, hina fronaʸsis soi hupakousaʸ.)

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Speaking

As children we probably heard, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Scripture presents another viewpoint: Words have the power of life and death (18:21). The words contained in lies (14:5, 25), arguments (26:17), insults (20:20), slander (10:18), gossip (11:13), rumors (18:8), flattery (7:21-22), and bragging (26:23; 27:2) can all be death-dealing.

Proverbs repeatedly emphasizes that foolish people speak foolish words. They are represented by “the woman named Folly” (9:13-18), who lies and deceives to harm her hearers. Words reflect the condition of the heart (16:23; 18:4). While someone might conceal an evil heart by using pleasant words (26:23), a person’s true character will eventually surface (26:24-26). The words of fools not only harm others; these words ultimately injure those who speak them. The tongue is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life (Jas 3:6).

In contrast, wise people speak the life-giving words represented by Wisdom (Prov 8:7-9; 10:11). Wise people use their words sparingly (17:27-28) and are usually gentle (15:4; 16:24). However, a wise person also knows the right time to speak (15:23; 25:11) and realizes that, at times, even harsh criticism is necessary (see 27:5). Proverbs wisely reminds its readers to pay close attention not only to what they say but also to how and when they say it.

Passages for Further Study

Prov 7:21-22; 8:7-9; 9:13-18; 10:11, 18; 11:13; 14:5, 25; 15:4, 23; 16:23-24; 17:28; 18:4, 21; 20:20; 25:11; 26:17, 23-26; 27:2, 5; Matt 12:33-37; Jas 3:1-12

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠לֹֽא־חָכְמָ֥ה תִקְרָ֑א וּ֝⁠תְבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽ⁠הּ

?,not wisdom call and,understanding raise voice,her

Solomon is using the question form to emphasize that wisdom is available to everyone. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “Surely wisdom calls out, and understanding gives her voice!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

הֲ⁠לֹֽא־חָכְמָ֥ה תִקְרָ֑א וּ֝⁠תְבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽ⁠הּ

?,not wisdom call and,understanding raise voice,her

Solomon is leaving out some words in the second clause that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply the word from the first clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “Does not Wisdom call out, and does not understanding give her voice”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

הֲ⁠לֹֽא־חָכְמָ֥ה תִקְרָ֑א וּ֝⁠תְבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽ⁠הּ

?,not wisdom call and,understanding raise voice,her

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “Does not Wisdom call out, yes, does not understanding give her voice” or “Surely Wisdom calls out, yes, surely understanding gives her voice!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָכְמָ֥ה & וּ֝⁠תְבוּנָ֗ה

wisdom & and,understanding

See how you translated the abstract nouns Wisdom and understanding in 1:2.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

תִקְרָ֑א & תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽ⁠הּ

call & raise voice,her

In this verse, Wisdom and understanding are spoken of as if they were women. See the discussion of such personification in the General Notes for this chapter. Alternate translation: “call out as if it were a woman … give her voice as if it were a woman”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽ⁠הּ

raise voice,her

See how you translated this phrase in 1:20.

Parallel PRO 8:1