Proverbs 9:15
and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
In Context
14They sit at the doors of their houses or they sit on the top of the hills in the town,
Cross References
Proverbs 7:13When she saw that young man, she put her arms around him and kissed him. Then without being a bit ashamed, she said,
Proverbs 23:27Prostitutes and immoral women [DOU] are like [MET] a deep pit or a well that you may fall into.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:14-18
The Invitation of Folly. 13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. We have heard what… Read the whole commentary →