Proverbs 9:18
But he does not know that the dead are there, 1 that her invited guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Unlocked Literal 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 waters are sweet, 1 and bread of secrecy is delicious.” 1
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge— 1 fools despise wisdom and instruction. 1
Proverbs 2:18For her house leads down to death 1 and her tracks will lead you to those in the grave. 1
Proverbs 6:26Sleeping with a prostitute can cost the price of a loaf of bread, 1 but the wife of another may cost you your very life. 1
2 Peter 3:5They willfully forget that the heavens and the earth came to exist out of water and through water, long ago, by God's command,
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 →