Proverbs 9:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“To call passengers who go right on their ways:”

Proverbs 9:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 9:15 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 9:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 9:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,”

Proverbs 9:15 — World English Bible

Proverbs 9:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways: ”

Proverbs 9:15 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 9:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight <FI>on<Fi> their paths.”

Proverbs 9:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 9:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“to call passers-by who go right on their ways:”

Proverbs 9:15 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 9:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,”

Proverbs 9:15 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 9:15 in Context — Proverbs 9

13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:

16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

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What Does Proverbs 9:15 Mean?

Proverbs 9:15 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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