Proverbs 9:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, She 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 the doors of the invited, and deliver their message.

Proverbs 9:3

3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,