Proverbs 9:16
Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
15To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:
17Stolen waters, will be sweet,—and a secret meal, will be pleasant;
Cross References
Proverbs 9:4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him—
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 →