Proverbs 9:16
He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
15To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey:
17Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:4Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:14-18
The Invitation of Folly. 13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. We have heard what… Read the whole commentary →