Proverbs 7 · Verse 11

Proverbs 7:11

(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Proverbs 7:11, King James Version

Proverbs 7:11 in other translations

BSBShe is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
WEBShe is loud and defiant. Her feet don’t stay in her house.
ASV(She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:
YLTNoisy she is, and stubborn, In her house her feet rest not.
DARBYShe is clamorous and unmanageable; her feet abide not in her house:
BBEShe is full of noise and uncontrolled; her feet keep not in her house.
Webster(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

What does Proverbs 7:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 7:11-12
11-12. loud--or, "noisy," "bustling." stubborn--not submissive. without ... streets, ... corner--(Compare 1Ti 5:13; Tit 2:5).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 She is loud and stubborn - המיה homiyah, she is never at rest, always agitated; busily employed to gain her end, and this is to go into the path of error: סררת sorereth, "turning aside;" preferring any way to the right way. And, therefore, it is added, her feet abide not in her house, she gads abroad; and this disposition probably first led her to this vice.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 7:6-27

Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same…

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Proverbs 7:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הֹמִיָּ֣הho.mi.Yah[is] boisterousH1993
הִ֣יאhi'sheH1931
וְסֹרָ֑רֶתve.so.Ra.retand rebelliousH5637
בְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּbe.vei.Tahin house herH1004
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יִשְׁכְּנ֥וּyish.ke.Nuthey stayH7931
רַגְלֶֽיהָ\׃rag.Lei.hafeet herH7272

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 7:11

  • Proverbs 9:13

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

  • Titus 2:5

    To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

  • 1 Timothy 5:13-14

    And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

  • Proverbs 31:10-31

    Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. …

  • Proverbs 25:24

    It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

  • Proverbs 27:14-15

    He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

  • Genesis 18:9

    And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
loud.
9:13; 25:24; 27:14,15; 31:10-31
her feet.
Ge 18:9; 1Ti 5:13,14; Tit 2:5

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Context

  • Proverbs 7:10

    And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

  • Proverbs 7:11

    (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

  • Proverbs 7:12

    Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

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Proverbs 7:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Alborotadora y rencillosa, sus pies no pueden estar en casa;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Elle était bruyante et sans frein; ses pieds ne demeuraient pas dans sa maison,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie ist leidenschaftlich und unbändig, ihre Füße bleiben nicht in ihrem Hause;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quietis impatiens, nec valens in domo consistere pedibus suis;