Proverbs 1:21
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
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Gill's Exposition
She crieth in the chief place of concourse,.... Where a multitude of people meet together; the Targum is,
"on the top of palaces;''
but rather it is to be understood of the synagogues of the Jews,…
Solomon, having shown how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here shows how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God, which we shall for ever rue the neglect of.…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
in the chief place of concourse Lit. at the head of the noisy places(turbarum, Vulg.). The expression head of the streetsoccurs Isa 51:20; Lam 2:19. Comp. at every head of the ways, Eze 16:25; the…
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