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Doesn`t wisdom cry out? Doesn`t understanding raise her voice?
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Wisdom's Public Invitation
Commentators emphasize a stark contrast between Wisdom's call and the allure of sin. While temptation often whispers in secret and under the cover of darkness (as seen in Proverbs 7), Wisdom cries out openly and publicly. Scholars note that truth, unlike vice, seeks no corners and is available for all to hear, much like Christ's public ministry.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A companion picture to that in (Proverbs 7:0), and serving in some measure to generalize and idealize it. Wisdom also calls ([Reference…
19th Century
Anglican
(n) . Fourteenth Discourse:— The Praise of Wisdom (Proverbs 8:0)
Doth not wisdom cry?—
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Does not wisdom cry ? &c.] Christ, who is the Wisdom of God; (See Gill on Proverbs 1:20); and which clearly…
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