English Standard Version
Proverbs 7:11
11She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home;
Proverbs 7:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
- New International Version (NIV)(She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
- New King James Version (NKJV)She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home.
- New Living Translation (NLT)She was the brash, rebellious type, never content to stay at home.
Context of Proverbs 7:11
9in the twilight, in the evening, at the time of night and darkness. 10And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart. She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home; 12now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait. 13She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him,
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:11 word by word
הֹמִיָּ֣ה הִ֣יא וְסֹרָ֑רֶת בְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּ לֹא־יִשְׁכְּנ֥וּ רַגְלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:11
- Proverbs 9:13The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing.
- Proverbs 25:24It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 27:14Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.
- Proverbs 31:10An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
- Genesis 18:9They said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" And he said, "She is in the tent."
- 1 Timothy 5:13Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11She is loud and stubborn - המיה homiyah, she is never at rest, always agitated; busily employed to gain her end, and this is to go into the path of error: סררת sorereth, "turning aside;" preferring any way to the right way. And, therefore, it is added, her feet abide not in her house, she gads abroad; and this disposition probably first led her to this vice.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Loud and stubborn - Both words describe the half-animal signs of a vicious nature. Compare Hosea 4:16.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-27Verses 6-27 Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same place. The misery of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-23The young man's father shares a story to explain his lesson about women with questionable morals.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. loud--or, "noisy," "bustling." stubborn--not submissive. without ... streets, ... corner--(Compare 1Ti 5:13; Tit 2:5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 7
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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