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Selected Verse: Proverbs 9:14 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 9:14 |
Strong Concordance |
For she sitteth [03427] at the door [06607] of her house [01004], on a seat [03678] in the high places [04791] of the city [07176], |
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King James |
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| on a seat--literally, "throne," takes a prominent place, impudently and haughtily. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Contrast with Pro 9:1, etc. The foolish woman has her house, but it is no stately palace with seven pillars, like the home of Wisdom. No train of maidens wait on her, and invite her guests, but she herself sits at the door, her position as prominent as that of Wisdom, counterfeiting her voice, making the same offer to the same class (compare Pro 9:16 with Pro 9:4). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| At the door - Watching for occasions of sin. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| For she sitteth at the door of her house - Her conduct here marks at once her folly, impudence, and poverty. See above on Pro 7:6 (note), etc., where the reader will find a similar character. |
4 Whoso is simple [06612], let him turn in [05493] hither: as for him that wanteth [02638] understanding [03820], she saith [0559] to him,
16 Whoso is simple [06612], let him turn in [05493] hither: and as for him that wanteth [02638] understanding [03820], she saith [0559] to him,
1 Wisdom [02454] hath builded [01129] her house [01004], she hath hewn out [02672] her seven [07651] pillars [05982]:
6 For at the window [02474] of my house [01004] I looked [08259] through my casement [0822],