The Meaning of Proverbs 1:21 Explained

Proverbs 1:21

KJV: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

YLT: At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:

Darby: she calleth in the chief place of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words:

ASV: She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 1:21?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 1:21 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 1:21 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 1:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

She crieth  in the chief place  of concourse,  in the openings  of the gates:  in the city  she uttereth  her words,  [saying], 

What does Proverbs 1:21 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 1:20-33 - The Call Of Wisdom
The word Wisdom and the description of her standing atthe head of the noisy streets-see Proverbs 1:21, r.v., margin-remind us of our Lord, who, as the Word of God, stood and cried, John 7:37. It is a remarkable picture of the world as it is today. The streets filled with traffickers, with the bawling of wares, with the crowds of idle sightseers, and amid it all the ringing appeal of Christ to the heart of man! But the scorners deride and mock, while fools hate the speaker and threaten his life. Yet there is no crowded thoroughfare in the world from which the Spirit of God is absent. See Matthew 22:1-10.
The two results that divide the hearers are set forth in words that are always receiving verification. The day of calamity, when banks suspend payment, and the boldest speculators lose heart, breaks suddenly on the worldling. He has no hiding-place, no second line of defense, no spiritual treasure; and is like a drowning sailor in a tempestuous sea. But "Wisdom is justified of all her children," for they dwell safely. See Proverbs 1:33 and Luke 7:35. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 1

1  The use of the proverbs
7  An exhortation to fear God, and believe his word
10  to avoid the enticing of sinners
20  Wisdom complains of her contempt
24  She threatens her contemners

What do the individual words in Proverbs 1:21 mean?

In the chief concourses she cries out at the openings of the gates in the city her words she speaks
בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הֹמִיּ֗וֹת תִּ֫קְרָ֥א בְּפִתְחֵ֖י שְׁעָרִ֥ים בָּעִ֗יר אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ תֹאמֵֽר

בְּרֹ֥אשׁ  In  the  chief 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הֹמִיּ֗וֹת  concourses 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural
Root: הָמָה  
Sense: to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar.
תִּ֫קְרָ֥א  she  cries  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
בְּפִתְחֵ֖י  at  the  openings 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
שְׁעָרִ֥ים  of  the  gates 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
בָּעִ֗יר  in  the  city 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ  her  words 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: אֵמֶר 
Sense: utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command.
תֹאמֵֽר  she  speaks 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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