God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 9:3
3She has sent out her servant girls. She calls from the highest places in 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 has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars. 2She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has set her table. She has sent out her servant girls. She calls from the highest places in the city, 4“Whoever is gullible turn in here!” She says to a person without sense, 5“Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed.
Read all of Proverbs 9Proverbs 9:3 word by word
שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 9:3
- Matthew 22:3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.
- Luke 11:49That’s why the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles. They will murder some of those prophets and apostles and persecute others.’
- Luke 14:17When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, ‘Come! Everything is ready now.’
- Luke 8:1After this, Jesus traveled from one city and village to another. He spread the Good News about God’s kingdom. The twelve apostles were with him.
- John 7:37On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus was standing ⌞in the temple courtyard⌟. He said loudly, “Whoever is thirsty must come to me to drink.
- John 18:20Jesus answered him, “I have spoken publicly for everyone to hear. I have always taught in synagogues or in the temple courtyard, where all the Jews gather. I haven’t said anything in secret.
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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