Proverbs 9:18
But they don't know that the dead are there, that those she's invited are in the depths of the grave.
Free Bible Version
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
17“Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret tastes good!”
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7Honoring the Lord is where true knowledge begins, but fools treat wisdom and good advice with contempt.
Proverbs 2:18What happens in her house leads to death; following her way leads to the grave.
Proverbs 6:26You can buy a prostitute for the price of a loaf of bread, but adultery with another man's wife can cost you your life.
2 Peter 3:5But they deliberately ignore the fact that by God's command the heavens were created long ago. The earth came into existence from the water, and was surrounded by water.
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 →