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Ladies Wisdom and Folly
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"Lady Wisdom" and "Lady Folly"
In Proverbs 1–9, there are two prominent female figures. In scholarly literature, they are often called "Lady Wisdom" and "Lady Folly". Click on the boxes below to find out more.
Depiction
Identity
Characteristics
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"Lady Wisdom" and "Lady Folly"
Depiction
Ladies Wisdom and Folly are depicted a few times in Proverbs 1–9. For example, consider these sections in Proverbs 7, 8, and 9. Click on the boxes to see the text.
Prov 8: "Woman Wisdom"
Prov 7: the "Strange Woman"
Prov 9: the feasts of Wisdom & Folly
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"Lady Wisdom" and "Lady Folly"
Identity
The precise identity of these figures is disputed.
"Lady Wisdom" has also been understood in several ways: as an actual woman, as a personification of a virtue, as a hypostasis of God, or as a goddess herself.
It is unclear whether the woman described in Proverbs 7 and elsewhere is intended to be an actual woman (someone the son might meet and should be wary of) or whether she's a personification of foolish behaviour (thus, "Lady Folly").
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