Proverbs 8:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 8:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 8:3 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 8:3 — KJV
“She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.”
— Proverbs 8:3 (KJV)
Proverbs 8:3 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 8:3
“She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:3: crieth, gates, city
“And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:3: gates, city
“And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. bar...: Heb. with the bar”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:3: city, doors
“After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:3: city, coming
“And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:3: gates, city
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