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Proverbs Chapter 9 verse 14 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 9:14

And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
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BBE Proverbs 9:14

Seated at the door of her house, in the high places of the town,
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DARBY Proverbs 9:14

And she sitteth at the entry of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
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KJV Proverbs 9:14

For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
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WBT Proverbs 9:14

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WEB Proverbs 9:14

She sits at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
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YLT Proverbs 9:14

And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - She sitteth at the door of her house. She, like Wisdom, has a house of her own, and imitates her in inviting guests to enter. She does not send forth her maidens; she does not stand in the streets and proclaim her mission. Vice has an easier task; all she has to do is to sit and beckon and use a few seductive words. Her house is not supported by seven pillars, built on the grace of God and upheld by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. like that of Wisdom (ver. 1); it is an ordinary habitation of no stately proportions. but its meanness impedes not the uses to which she puts it, her own charms causing her victims to disregard her environments. On a seat in the high pluses of the city. Her house is in the highest and most conspicuous part of the city, and she sits before her door in reckless immodesty, plying her shameful trade (comp. Genesis 38:14; Jeremiah 3:2). The mimicry of her rival again appears, for Wisdom "crieth upon the highest places of the city" (ver. 3).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) She sitteth at the door of her house.--She does not care, like Wisdom, to send forth her maidens "to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10); she contents herself with sitting at ease, just outside her own door, and calling to the passers-by.