Proverbs 7:11

Modern

She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.

Traditional

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

Literal

She is roaring and rebellious; in her house her feet do not dwell.

Latin

…quietis impatiens, nec valens in domo consistere pedibus suis;

Hebrew

English

She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.

The young man's father shares a story to explain his lesson about women with questionable morals.

This is the final section in Proverbs 1–9 that warns about the dangers of promiscuous women (see also Proverbs 2:16–22; 5:1–23; 6:20–35).

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 9:13
The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
Titus 2:5
…to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
1 Timothy 5:13–14
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
Proverbs 31:10–31
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Proverbs 27:14–15
If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Proverbs 25:24
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Genesis 18:9
“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.