Pro 1:20-25, 8:2-4, 9:3-4, Jer 5:1, Zec 11:7, 11, Mat 21:28-31, Luk 24:47 | ESV | STEP | Wisdom cries aloud in the street , in the markets she raises her voice ;

Proverbs 1:20-25

The Call of Wisdom

20 ^aWisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at ^bthe entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22 “How long, O ^csimple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will ^dscoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools ^ehate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof, ^{▼▼Or Will you turn away at my reproof?}
behold, I will ^gpour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 ^hBecause I have called and ⁱyou refused to listen,
have ^jstretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25 because you have ^kignored all my counsel
and ^lwould have none of my reproof,

Proverbs 8:2-4

2 On ^mthe heights beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3 beside ⁿthe gates in front of ^othe town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
4 “To you, O ^pmen, I call,
and my cry is to ^qthe children of man.

Proverbs 9:3-4

3 She has ^rsent out her young women to ^scall
from ^tthe highest places in the town,
4 ^u“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
^vTo him who lacks sense she says,

Jeremiah 5:1

Jerusalem Refused to Repent

1 ^wRun to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
look and take note!
Search her squares to see
^xif you can find a man,
one who does justice
and seeks truth,
^ythat I may pardon her.

Zechariah 11:7

7 ^zSo I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named ^aaFavor, the other I named ^abUnion. ^acAnd I tended the sheep.

Zechariah 11:11

11 So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord.

Matthew 21:28-31

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 ^ad“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in ^aethe vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he ^afchanged his mind and went. 30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^agthe tax collectors and ^ahthe prostitutes go into ^aithe kingdom of God before you.

Luke 24:47

47 and that ^ajrepentance for the ^{▼▼Some manuscripts for} forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^alin his name ^amto all nations, ^anbeginning from Jerusalem.