Proverbs 8:4
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
To you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
American King James Version (AKJV)
To you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.
Webster's Revision
To you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
World English Bible
"To you men, I call! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of men.
Clarke's Proverbs 8:4 Bible Commentary
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.
Barnes's Proverbs 8:4 Bible Commentary
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 Psalm 49:2 note.
Wesley's Proverbs 8:4 Bible Commentary
8:4 O men - To all men without exception.
