Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 9:3

Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 9:3 - 9:3

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 9:3 - 9:3

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9:1 - 9:1
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9:3 - 9:3
9:4 - 9:4
9:5 - 9:5
9:6 - 9:6
9:7 - 9:7
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9:18 - 9:18

Her maidens; her servants, to invite the guests; ministers of the word, whom he calls maidens, partly for the decency of the parable; for wisdom being compared to a great princess, was fit to be attended upon by maidens; and partly to show that God by his word did work sweetly, though strongly, and did allure and draw rather than drive sinners to repentance.

Upon the highest places: either upon the tops of the houses, which were flat; or rather, from such high seats as those from which judges delivered their sentences, and officers made proclamations, for the conveniency of the people’s better hearing.