Proverbs 9:18
And he did not know that giants are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell. The Parables of Solomon
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
In Context
17Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 2:18And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.
Proverbs 6:26For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
2 Peter 3:5For this they are wilfully ignorant of, that the heavens were before, and the earth out of water, and through water, consisting by the word of God.
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 →