King James Version
Proverbs 9:14 in the King James Version says “For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,”
Proverbs 9:14 · KJV
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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:
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“For she sitteth”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“of her house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“in the high places”
H4791altitude, i.e., concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
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