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Literal Standard Version

Proverbs 8:4

"To you, O men, I call, || And my voice [is] to the sons 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
O men, I call vnto you, and vtter my voyce to the children of men.
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

1Does wisdom not call? And understanding give forth her voice? 2At the head of high places by the way, || She has stood between the paths, 3At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, || The entrance of the openings, she cries aloud, 4"To you, O men, I call, || And my voice [is] to the sons of men.5Understand, you simple ones, prudence, || And you fools, understand the heart, 6Listen, for I speak noble things, || And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness. 7For my mouth utters truth, || And wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips. 8All the sayings of my mouth [are] in righteousness, || Nothing in them is contrary and perverse. 9All of them [are] plain to the intelligent, || And upright to those finding knowledge. 10Receive my instruction, and not silver, || And knowledge rather than choice gold.

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
and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth."
Genesis 8:19
every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird; every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark.
2 Kings 19:37
and it comes to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of his god Nisroch, and [his sons] Adramelech and Sharezar have struck him with the sword, and they have escaped to the land of Ararat, and his son Esar-Haddon reigns in his stead.
Isaiah 37:38
And it comes to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of his god Nisroch, and his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer have struck him with the sword, and they have escaped to the land of Ararat, and his son Esar-Haddon reigns in his stead.
Jeremiah 51:27
"Lift up an ensign in the land, || Blow a horn among nations, || Sanctify nations against it, || Summon against it the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz, || Appoint an infant head against it, || Cause the horse to ascend as the rough cankerworm.

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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