Proverbs 9:15
To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
In Context
14So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;
16Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
Cross References
Proverbs 7:13So she caught him, and kissed him, and, embolding her face, she said to him:
Proverbs 23:27For, a deep chasm, is the unchaste woman, and, a narrow pit, the female unknown;
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 →