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Proverbs 9:18 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 9 · verse 18
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.Proverbs 9:18 · King James Version
Proverbs 9:18 in context
16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- knowethyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- guestsqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- depthsʻâmêqdeepH6012 →
- deadrâphâʼproperly, laxH7496 →
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We have heard what Christ has to say, to engage our affections to God and godliness, and one would think the whole world should go after him; but here we are told how industrious the tempter is to seduce unwary souls into the paths of sin, and with the most he gains his point, and Wisdom's courtship is not effectual.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-18