Proverbs Chapter 9 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 9:3

She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
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BBE Proverbs 9:3

She has sent out her women-servants; her voice goes out to the highest places of the town, saying,
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DARBY Proverbs 9:3

she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,
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KJV Proverbs 9:3

She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
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WBT Proverbs 9:3


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WEB Proverbs 9:3

She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:
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YLT Proverbs 9:3

She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - She hath sent forth her maidens, as in Matthew 22:3, to call them that were bidden to the feast. The Septuagint has τοὺς ἑαυτῆς δούλους, "her servants," but the Authorized Version is correct, and feminine attendants are in strict harmony with the rest of the apologue. By them are represented the apostles and preachers and ministers, who go forth to win souls for Christ. St. Gregory sees in their being called "maidens" an intimation that they are in themselves weak and abject, and are only useful and honoured as being the mouthpiece of their Lord ('Moral.,' 33:33). She crieth upon the highest places of the city, where her voice could best be heard, as in Proverbs 8:2; Matthew 10:27. She is not satisfied with delegating her message to others; she delivers it herself. Septuagint, "calling with a loud proclamation to the cup (ἐπὶ κρατῆρα);" Vulgate, Misit ancillas suas ut vocarent ad arcem et ad moenia civitatis, "She has sent her handmaids to invite to the citadel, and to the wails of the town." On which rendering St. Gregory comments, "In that while they tell of the interior life, they lift us up to the high walls of the city above, which same walls, surely, except any be humble, they do not ascend" ('Moral.,' 17:43).

Ellicott's 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).