“ A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. ”
The picture of the harlot as the representative of the sensual life, the Folly between which and Wisdom the young man has to make his choice ( Proverbs 9:3 note). “Simple,” in the worst sense, as...
A (l) foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing. (l) By the foolish woman, some understand the wicked preachers, who counterfeit the word of God: as appears in ( Proverbs 9:...
Proverbs 9. The Invitations of Wisdom and Folly Contrasted. This section closes with a couple of graphic pictures of Wisdom and Folly personified, each bidding for the attention of the passers-by w...
A foolish woman. The contrast is with Proverbs 9:1 . Hebrew. kesil . See note on Proverbs 1:7 . nothing . nothing whatever.
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. A foolish woman is clamorous - Vain, empty women, are those that make most noise. And she that is full of clamor, has generally l...
A foolish woman, &c.— We have here another allegorical picture, describing Folly under the person of a harlot, who fascinates with her enticements, and offers also her dainties to her guests; b...
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. A foolish woman (is) clamorous; (she is) simple, and knoweth nothing. As Wisdom was personified as a woman, so is Folly - i:e...
The Rivals Folly and Wisdom invite guests to their respective houses. The consequences of accepting either of the two invitations are described. We are reminded of the Greek parable, 'The choice o...
A foolish woman. — Rather, the Foolish woman; Folly personified, in opposition to Wisdom described above. Clamorous. — Not of dignified mien, as her rival. Simple. — Heb., simplicity, i.e....
CHAPTER 10 TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITY Proverbs 9:1-18 , Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with Proverbs 4:1-27 AFTER the lengthened contrast between the vi...
Two Contrasted Invitations Proverbs 9:1-18 There is an age-long competition between Wisdom and Folly, Virtue and Vice. The palace of Wisdom is very attractive-well built and well furnished. It...
The last address is a contrast between wisdom and folly. Each is personified as a woman calling to youth. Wisdom has builded her house, and spread her feast in the high places of the city. She calls...
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, To call passengers who go right on their ways: Wh...
A foolish woman [is] clamorous ,.... Some by this woman understand folly itself, as opposed to wisdom; others blind reason, ignorant of divine things; others carnal sensual pleasure, which entices a...
A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing. Ver. 13. A foolish woman is clamorous. ] This woman is "folly," as that woman sitting in the ephah is "wickedness." Zec 5:7 La...
A foolish woman , &c. “Here we have another allegorical picture, describing folly under the person of a harlot, who fascinates with her enticements, and offers also her dainties to her guests; b...
The Invitation of Folly. 13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth...
A foolish woman; by which he understands, either, 1. Folly, which is opposite to that wisdom of which he hath been so long discoursing; and so it may include all wickedness, either in principle,...
The Appeal Of Woman Folly To The Naive ( Proverbs 9:13-18 ). There is no suggestion that Woman Folly's house is opulent or well-provisioned. And indeed she herself is described as ‘turbulent' and...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 9:13 . A foolish woman , rather, “the woman of folly,” an exact opposition of the personified wisdom of the former part of the chapter. Clamorous , “violently excited”...
Proverbs 9:1 . Wisdom hath builded her house. This chapter opens with a sublime allegory. We see the princess, the mother of angels and men, enthroned in her temple, “the church which is the pilla...
A foolish woman is clamorous. The foolish woman This might be understood, in all truth, of the “strange woman” with her enticements; but I am strongly inclined to interpret the passage of Folly...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 9:1-20 15. Fifteenth admonitory discourse, containing in a parabolic form an invitation of Wisdom ( Proverbs 9:1-20 ), and that of her rival Folly ( Proverbs 9:13-20 )...
A foolish woman is clamorous, literally, "A simple, noisy woman is folly," devoid of sense, but raising all the more clamor, boisterous, excited, and wanton; she is simple and knoweth nothing, utte...
1 Timothy 6:4 ; Proverbs 21:19 ; Proverbs 21:9 ; Proverbs 7:11