King James Version
What Does Proverbs 9:3 Mean?
“She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,”
Context
1
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. her beasts: Heb. her killing
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She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(3) **She hath sent forth her maidens.**—Wisdom being here described under the figure of a woman, is properly represented as attended by her maidens, whom she sends forth to summon the guests. But the King (Matthew 22) despatches His servants for the same work, viz., His prophets and wise men and scribes (Matthew 23:34), whom from age to age He sends forth as His messengers.
**She crieth upon the highest places of the city—**so that all may hear. (Comp. our Lord’s command to proclaim His message “upon the housetops,” Matthew 10:27).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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