Wisdom crieth without

Proverb 1:20-23, 32-33

"Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. ... For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil."    

  

"Wisdom crieth - Here wisdom is personified, as it is frequently, throughout this book; where nothing is meant but the teachings given to man, either by Divine revelation or the voice of the Holy Spirit in the heart. And this voice of wisdom is opposed to the seducing language of the wicked mentioned above. This voice is everywhere heard, in public, in private, in the streets, and in the house. Common sense, universal experience, and the law of justice written on the heart, as well as the law of God, testify against rapine and wrong of every kind.  

--Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Wisdom, or God’s word, is crying out to the people to warn them of their simple, scornful, and foolish ways.  She instructs them by pouring out her spirit and making her words known.  Because wisdom cries out in the street, everyone can hear her.  But in the following portion of this chapter, it is revealed that not everyone listens, and they continue to act in their wicked ways.  

 Prayer: Father, may we beseech you for wisdim so that we may follow your teachings. Your teachings, we know, may save us from slaughter and destruction and allow us to dwell safely.