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Proverbs 9:3
3she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,
Proverbs 9:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
- New International Version (NIV)She has sent out her servants, and she calls from the highest point of the city,
- English Standard Version (ESV)She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town,
- New King James Version (NKJV)She has sent out her maidens, She cries out from the highest places of the city,
Context of Proverbs 9:3
1Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars; 2she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table; she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city, 4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith, 5Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
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שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 9:3
- Matthew 22:3and sent his bondmen to call the persons invited to the wedding feast, and they would not come.
- Luke 11:49For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,
- Luke 14:17And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.
- Luke 8:1And it came to pass afterwards that he went through [the country] city by city, and village by village, preaching and announcing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve [were] with him,
- John 7:37In the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink.
- John 18:20Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I taught always in [the] synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews come together, and in secret I have spoken nothing.
Commentaries on Proverbs 9:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3She hath sent forth her maidens - The wisdom of God has made use of the most proper means to communicate Divine knowledge to the inhabitants of the earth; as a good and gracious Creator wills to teach them whence they came, how they are supported, whither they are going, and for what end they were formed. It is a custom to the present day, in Asiatic countries, to send their invitations to guests by a company of females, preceded by eunuchs: they go to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Wisdom and the “foolish woman” Proverbs 9:13 speak from the same places and to the same class - the simple, undecided, wavering, standing at the diverging point of the two paths that lead to life or death.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3In the ancient Near East, people built temples on high places above the city. Being wise means being dedicated to the Lord (see Proverbs 9:14 for comparison).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. maidens--servants to invite (compare Psa 68:11; Is 40:9). highest places--ridges of heights, conspicuous places.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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