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Proverbs 9:14 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 9 · verse 14
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,Proverbs 9:14 · King James Version
Proverbs 9:14 in context
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:
16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sittethyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- placesmârôwmaltitudeH4791 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- doorpethachan openingH6607 →
- seatkiççêʼproperly, coveredH3678 →
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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