Text -- Proverbs 8:4 (NET)

8:4 “To you, O people, I call out, and my voice calls to all mankind.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Pro 8:4

¹ tn Heb “men.” Although it might be argued in light of the preceding material that males would be particularly addressed by wisdom here, the following material indicates a more universal appeal. Cf. TEV, NLT “to all of you.”

² tn The verb “calls” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of style.

³ tn Heb “sons of man.” Cf. NAB “the children of men”; NCV, NLT “all people”; NRSV “all that live.”