Proverbs 9:15
To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
In Context
14But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
16Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
Cross References
Proverbs 7:13So she caught him and kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him,
Proverbs 23:27For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte.
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 →