Proverbs 8:4

THE MESSAGE

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

¹ Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling? Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice? She's taken her stand at First and Main, at the busiest intersection. Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts, "You—I'm talking to all of you, everyone out here on the streets! Listen, you idiots—learn good sense! You blockheads—shape up! Don't miss a word of this—I'm telling you how to live well, I'm telling you how to live at your best. My mouth chews and savors and relishes truth— I can't stand the taste of evil! You'll only hear true and right words from my mouth; not one syllable will be twisted or skewed. You'll recognize this as true—you with open minds; truth-ready minds will see it at once. Prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money, and God-knowledge over a lucrative career. For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth; nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.

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

Jeremiah 51:27
"Raise the signal in the land, blow the shofar-trumpet for the nations. Consecrate the nations for holy work against her. Call kingdoms into service against her. Enlist Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a field marshal against her, and round up horses, locust hordes of horses! Consecrate the nations for holy work against her— the king of the Medes, his leaders and people.

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.