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Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:4

O men, I call vnto you, and vtter my voyce to the children of men.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus Continued;   Salvation;   Wisdom;   The Topic Concordance - Frowardness;   Knowledge;   Perversion;   Righteousness;   Understanding;   Wisdom;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Wisdom;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hearing the Word of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   Proverbs, Book of;   Trinity;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Wisdom;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Proverbs book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Anthropology;   Wisdom;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 1;   Every Day Light - Devotion for February 29;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“People, I call out to you;my cry is to the children of Adam.
Hebrew Names Version
"To you men, I call! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
King James Version
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
English Standard Version
"To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man.
New Century Version
"Listen, everyone, I'm calling out to you; I am shouting to all people.
New English Translation
"To you, O people, I call out, and my voice calls to all mankind.
Amplified Bible
"To you, O men, I call, And my voice is directed to the sons of men.
New American Standard Bible
"To you, people, I call, And my voice is to mankind.
World English Bible
"To you men, I call! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
Legacy Standard Bible
"To you, O men, I call,And my voice is to the sons of men.
Berean Standard Bible
"To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.
Contemporary English Version
"I am calling out to each one of you!
Complete Jewish Bible
"People, I am calling you, raising my voice to all mankind.
Darby Translation
Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man:
Easy-to-Read Version
"I am calling out to all of you. I am speaking to everyone.
George Lamsa Translation
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of men,
Good News Translation
"I appeal to all of you; I call to everyone on earth.
Lexham English Bible
"To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind.
Literal Translation
I call to you, O men, and my voice is to the sons of men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It is you, o ye men (sayeth she) whom I call. Unto you (o ye childre of me) lift I vp my voyce.
American Standard Version
Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men.
Bible in Basic English
I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
King James Version (1611)
Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sonnes of man.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
It is you O ye men [saith she] whom I call, vnto the chyldren of men do I lyft vp my voyce.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
You, O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.
English Revised Version
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
ye men, Y crie ofte to you; and my vois is to the sones of men.
Update Bible Version
To you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of man.
Webster's Bible Translation
To you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man.
New King James Version
"To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men.
New Living Translation
"I call to you, to all of you! I raise my voice to all people.
New Life Bible
"I call to you, O men. My voice is to the sons of men.
New Revised Standard
"To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Unto you, O men, I call, and, my voice, is unto the sons of men;
Douay-Rheims Bible
O ye men, to you I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
Revised Standard Version
"To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the sons of men.
Young's Literal Translation
`Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice [is] unto the sons of men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men.

Contextual Overview

1 Doeth not wisedome crie? and vnderstanding vtter her voyce? 2 She standeth in the top of the high places by the way in the place of the paths. 3 She cryeth besides the gates before the citie at the entrie of the doores, 4 O men, I call vnto you, and vtter my voyce to the children of men. 5 O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart. 6 Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right. 7 For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse. 8 All the wordes of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdenes, nor frowardnesse in them. 9 They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge. 10 Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 49:1-3, Psalms 50:1, Matthew 11:15, John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Colossians 1:23, Colossians 1:28, 1 Timothy 2:4-6, Titus 2:11, Titus 2:12, Revelation 22:17

Reciprocal: Job 28:28 - unto man Job 36:10 - commandeth Psalms 78:1 - General Proverbs 17:16 - a price Isaiah 55:1 - Ho

Cross-References

Genesis 8:17
Bring forth with thee euery beast that is with thee, of all flesh, both foule and cattell, and euery thing that creepeth and moueth vpon the earth, yt they may breede abundantly in ye earth, and bring forth fruite & increase vpon ye earth.
Genesis 8:19
Euery beast, euery creeping thing, and euery foule, all that moueth vpon the earth after their kindes went out of the Arke.
2 Kings 19:37
And as he was in the Temple worshipping Nisroch his god, Adramelech and Sharezer his sonnes slewe him with the sworde: and they escaped into the land of Ararat, and Esarhaddon his sonne reigned in his steade.
Isaiah 37:38
And as he was in the temple worshipping of Nisroch his god, Adramelech and Sharezer his sonnes slewe him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat: and Esarhaddon his sonne reigned in his steade.
Jeremiah 51:27
Set vp a standard in the lande: blowe the trumpets among the nations: prepare the nations against her: call vp the kingdomes of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz against her: appoynt the prince against her: cause horses to come vp as the rough caterpillers.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Unto you, O men, I call,.... Not angels, the fallen angels; for, as they had nothing to do with Christ, he had nothing to do with them, or say unto them, Matthew 8:29; nor the brutes, irrational creatures; for, though the Gospel is to be preached to every creature, yet only to rational ones, Mark 16:15, "men", whom God has loved and Christ has redeemed; these are by the Gospel called, and called effectually. There are some men indeed who are only externally called; but there are others who are also called with an holy calling, of which

Mark 16:15- :. Some think men of eminence are here meant, as rich men, so Aben Ezra; or men of wisdom and knowledge, such as the Scribes and Pharisees, and learned doctors among the Jews; but it rather seems to design men indefinitely, of whatsoever rank or order, state or condition;

and my voice [is] to the sons of men; which some interpret of the poor, as Aben Ezra; or those who are more illiterate, or the common people; so that high and low, rich and poor, have the Gospel preached unto them; but the phrase seems to intend the same as before, the same thing is said in different words.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Men ... sons of man - The two words are used, which, like viri and homines, describe the higher and the lower, the stronger and the weaker. Compare the Psalms 49:2 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 8:4. Unto you, O men — אישים ishim, men of wealth and power, will I call; and not to you alone, for my voice is אל בני אדם al beney Adam, "to all the descendants of Adam;" to the whole human race. As Jesus Christ tasted death for every man, so the Gospel proclaims salvation to all: to YOU - to every individual, my voice is addressed. Thou hast sinned; and thou must perish, if not saved by grace.


 
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