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Proverbs 9:13
Proverbs 9:13 is verse 13 of Proverbs chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
King James Version
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
World English Bible
The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing.
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Proverbs 9:11–15 · Berean Standard Bible
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 7:11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
1 Timothy 6:4he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,