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She sits at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
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Folly's Passive Trap
Commentators contrast the 'foolish woman' (Folly) with Wisdom. While Wisdom actively builds her house and sends out messengers to seek people, Folly is depicted as lazy and idle. She simply sits at her door, waiting for the unsuspecting to wander by. This highlights how temptation often relies on our own wandering rather than active pursuit.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Contrast with Proverbs 9:1 and following. The foolish woman has her house, but it is not a stately palace with seven pillars, like the home of Wisd…
19th Century
Anglican
She sits at the door of her house.— She does not care, like Wisdom, to send forth her maidens to seek and to save that which w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For she sits at the door of her house , &e.] Idle and inactive, looking out for her prey; not active and laborious, as Wi…
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