Proverbs 1:20

Contemporary English Version

²⁰^(A) Wisdom^[a] shouts in the streets
wherever crowds gather.

1.20 Wisdom: In the book of Proverbs the word “wisdom” is sometimes used as though wisdom were a supernatural being who was with God at the time of creation.

Proverbs 1:20

New International Version

²⁰Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,^(A)
she raises her voice in the public square;

²¹She shouts in the marketplaces
and near the city gates
as she says to the people,

²¹on top of the wall^[a] she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

New International Version (NIV)