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Proverbs 9:13 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 9 · verse 13
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.Proverbs 9:13 · King James Version
Proverbs 9:13 in context
11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15To call passengers who go right on their ways:
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Key words (Strong's)
- clamoroushâmâhto make a loud soundH1993 →
- foolishkᵉçîylûwthsillinessH3687 →
- knowethyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- simplepᵉthayûwthsillinessH6615 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
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We have heard what Christ has to say, to engage our affections to God and godliness, and one would think the whole world should go after him; but here we are told how industrious the tempter is to seduce unwary souls into the paths of sin, and with the most he gains his point, and Wisdom's courtship is not effectual.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-18