She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Parallel translations
- KJV For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
- BSB She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
- ESV She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,
- NKJV For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city,
- NASB She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,
- NLT She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking the city.
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Quick answer
Folly sits at her door and on the heights of the city, mimicking wisdom's posture. She counterfeits wisdom's invitation to lure the unwary.
Overview
Folly stations herself in the same public, elevated places as Wisdom, deliberately imitating her appeal. The parallel exposes how sin often disguises itself as something good and attractive. Believers must therefore test the voices that call to them, discerning truth from its counterfeit (1 John 4:1).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Prov 9:3She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:
- Prov 7:10–12Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.
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