Proverbs 9:3
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
She has sent forth her maidens: she cries on the highest places of the city,
American King James Version (AKJV)
She has sent forth her maidens: she cries on the highest places of the city,
American Standard Version (ASV)
She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
She has sent out her women-servants; her voice goes out to the highest places of the town, saying,
Webster's Revision
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
World English Bible
She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:
English Revised Version (ERV)
She hath sent forth her maidens, she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Clarke's Proverbs 9:3 Bible Commentary
She hath sent forth her maidens - The wisdom of God has made use of the most proper means to communicate Divine knowledge to the inhabitants of the earth; as a good and gracious Creator wills to teach them whence they came, how they are supported, whither they are going, and for what end they were formed. It is a custom to the present day, in Asiatic countries, to send their invitations to guests by a company of females, preceded by eunuchs: they go to the doors of the invited, and deliver their message.
Barnes's Proverbs 9:3 Bible Commentary
Wisdom and the "foolish woman" Proverbs 9:13 speak from the same places and to the same class - the simple, undecided, wavering, standing at the diverging point of the two paths that lead to life or death.
Wesley's Proverbs 9:3 Bible Commentary
9:3 Maidens - Her servants to invite the guests, ministers of the word whom he calls maidens for the decency of the parable; for wisdom being compared to a great princess, was fit to be attended upon by maidens.Highest places - From such high seats as those from which judges delivered their sentences, and officers made proclamations.