The Excellence of Wisdom
Proverbs 8:4
In 11 translations
- BSB
- “To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.
- KJV
- Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
- WEB
- “I call to you men! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
- ASV
- Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men.
- LSV
- “To you, O men, I call, || And my voice [is] to the sons of men.
- YLT
- 'Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice [is] unto the sons of men.
- DBY
- Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man:
- DRC
- O ye men, to you I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
- GNV
- O men, I call vnto you, and vtter my voyce to the children of men.
- JPS
- 'Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
- LXXE
- You, O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם אִישִׁ֣ים אֶקְרָ֑א וְ֝קוֹלִ֗י אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
- LXX-Br
- Ὑμᾶς ὦ ἄνθρωποι παρακαλῶ, καὶ προΐεμαι ἐμὴν φωνὴν υἱοῖς ἀνθρώπων.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 11:15He who has ears, let him hear.
- Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
- Psalms 49:1–3Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world, both low and high, rich and poor alike. My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
- John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
- Titus 2:11–12For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
- 2 Corinthians 5:19–20that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were…
- 1 Timothy 2:4–6who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony…
- Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
- Colossians 1:28We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).