Proverbs 8:1
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
Cross-reference
Proverbs 1:20 also personifies wisdom crying aloud in public, establishing the same image of wisdom's invitation that is echoed in this verse.
Proverbs 9:3 continues the same personification: wisdom's servants call from the heights, directly paralleling the call in Proverbs 8:1.
Proverbs 1:21 specifies the locations where wisdom calls — busy corners and gates — adding detail to the public call mentioned here.
Proverbs 9:1 shows wisdom building her house, continuing the personification of wisdom from this verse and contrasting with the adulteress's house.
In John 7:37, Jesus' public invitation echoes wisdom's call in Proverbs 8, revealing Jesus as the embodiment of divine wisdom.
Luke 11:49 quotes the Wisdom of God speaking, directly echoing the personified wisdom who calls out in Proverbs 8:1.
1 Corinthians 1:24 identifies Christ as the wisdom of God, fulfilling the personified wisdom of Proverbs 8.