Proverbs 9:18
But he has no da'as that the dead ones are there; 1 and that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Orthodox Jewish 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
17Stolen waters are sweet, 1 and lechem eaten in secret is pleasant. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The Yirat Hashem is the reshit da'as, 1 but fools despise chochmah and musar. 1
Proverbs 2:18For her bais inclineth toward mavet, 1 and her ma'agalot (paths) to the refa'im (spirits of the dead). 1
Proverbs 6:26For by means of an isha zonah a man is reduced to a kikar lechem; 1 and [another] manʼs wife will prey on the nefesh yekara (precious soul). 1
2 Peter 3:5For this is hidden from them (but they want it that way): that the Shomayim existed from long ago and ha'Aretz out of mayim and through mayim BIDVAR Hashem NA'ASU + 3:5 Ps 33:6 (By the word of the L-rd were made).
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 →