Proverbs 9:18
But he considereth not that the dead are there, That in the vales of the under-world are her guests.
Noyes Bible
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 bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 2:18For her house sinketh down to Death, And her paths to the shades of the dead:
Proverbs 6:26For by a harlot a man is brought to a morsel of bread, And the adulteress layeth snares for the precious life.
2 Peter 3:5For of this they are willingly ignorant, that of old by the word of God there were heavens, and an earth formed out of the water and by the 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 →