Proverbs

Proverbs 9:13–15

¹³The woman named Folly is loud;

she is naive and knows nothing.

¹⁴She sits at the door of her house,

on a seat in the heights of the city,

¹⁵calling out to those who pass by,

who make their paths straight.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The woman	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
Folly	כְּ֭סִילוּת	kə·sî·lūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H3687 stupidity
is loud	הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה	hō·mî·yāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
naive	פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת	pə·ṯay·yūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6615 id.
and knows	יָ֥דְעָה	yā·ḏə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3045 know
nothing	וּבַל־	ū·ḇal-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H1077 not

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She sits	וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה	wə·yā·šə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
at the door	לְפֶ֣תַח	lə·p̄e·ṯaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of her house	בֵּיתָ֑הּ	bê·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a seat	כִּ֝סֵּ֗א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular	H3678 seat
in the heights	מְרֹ֣מֵי	mə·rō·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4791 height
of the city	קָֽרֶת׃	qā·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7176 town, city

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
calling out	לִקְרֹ֥א	liq·rō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to those who pass by	לְעֹֽבְרֵי־	lə·‘ō·ḇə·rê-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
who make	הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים	ham·yaš·šə·rîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
their paths	אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃	’ō·rə·ḥō·w·ṯām	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H734 way, path

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 9:13 Proverbs 7:11 · Proverbs 5:6 · 1 Timothy 6:4 · Proverbs 21:19

Proverbs 9:14 Proverbs 9:3

Proverbs 9:15 Proverbs 23:27–28 · Proverbs 7:25–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.