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Proverbs 7:11
11(She is unruly and defiant, her feet never 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:
- English Standard Version (ESV)She is loud and wayward; her feet do not 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
9at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in. 10Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent. (She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home; 12now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.) 13She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
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 9:13Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing.
- Proverbs 25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 27:14If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
- Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
- Genesis 18:9“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him. “There, in the tent,” he said.
- 1 Timothy 5:13Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought not to.
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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