Proverbs 9:18
But he knoweth not that the departed are there; that in the depths of the nether world are her guests.
Leeser Tanakh
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 waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: wisdom and instruction fools [alone] despise.
Proverbs 2:18For she sinketh unto death—her house, and unto the departed [lead] her tracks.
Proverbs 6:26For by means of a harlot [one is brought down] to the last loaf of bread: and an adulterous woman will even hunt for the precious life,
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 →