KJV ORIGINAL
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
To call out to people who are walking by, minding their own business and going about their daily lives:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how foolishness actively tries to distract and tempt people who are otherwise living responsibly and staying on the right path.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Proverbs 9, where Solomon contrasts Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly - two personified figures representing wise and foolish ways of living. The 'foolish woman' mentioned earlier in the chapter is portrayed as aggressively seeking to lead astray even those who are already walking in wisdom and righteousness.
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