Proverbs 1:20-23 Wisdom cries without; she utters her voice in the streets:… The Lord Jesus Christ is the true Wisdom which speaks to the sons of men. The ancients were accustomed to speak of their religion as wisdom or philosophy, and therefore the Greeks represented Minerva as the goddess of wisdom, saying that she had proceeded from the brain of Jupiter. I. THE ATTITUDE WHICH WISDOM TAKES WHEN SHE ADDRESSES THE SONS OF MEN. 1. Her appeal is an open and public one. 2. Her proposals are of a varied description. She comes into the streets, where are all manner of enticing frivolities. In the chief places of concourse, where the multitudes assemble. In the opening of the gates, where commerce is carried on. 3. Her appeals are pathetic. She "crieth." II. THE CHARACTERS WHICH WISDOM ADDRESSES HERSELF TO. Simple ones; scorners; fools. III. THE PROMISES WHICH SHE MAKES. "I will infuse My Spirit into you." (W. Barker.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:WEB: Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares. |
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