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Proverbs 9:18
18But those foolish people do not realize that her home is a place for dead people. Her visitors are already in their graves.
Proverbs 9:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
- New International Version (NIV)But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell.
Context of Proverbs 9:18
16She says to people who do not understand what is right, ‘Anyone who is foolish should come in here. 17If you drink water that belongs to someone else, it tastes very sweet! If you eat food secretly, it tastes better than anything! So come and enjoy my meal!’ But those foolish people do not realize that her home is a place for dead people. Her visitors are already in their graves.
Read all of Proverbs 9Proverbs 9:18 word by word
וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 9:18
- Proverbs 1:7If you want to know how to live in a good way, you must first learn to respect the Lord with fear. Fools refuse to listen to wise teaching.
- Psalms 82:5The powerful leaders know nothing and they understand nothing. They walk about in a dark place. At the same time the foundation of the earth shakes!
- 2 Peter 3:5These people choose to forget things that they really know. A long time ago, God spoke his word and he made the sky and the earth. He caused land to come up through water. He made the land to be separate from the water.
- Proverbs 2:18Do not go into her house! If you do, you will be on the road to death. If you follow her, you will arrive at the home of the spirits of dead people.
- Proverbs 5:5She will lead you down to the place of death. You will follow her to your grave!
- Proverbs 6:26If you sleep with a prostitute, that may cost the price of a meal. But if you sleep with another man's wife, you may pay with your life.
- Proverbs 7:27If you go to her house, you are on the road to death. You will soon be in your grave.
Commentaries on Proverbs 9:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18But he knoweth not that the dead are there - See on Proverbs 2:18; (note). He does not know that it was in this way the first apostates from God and truth walked. רפאים rephaim ; gigantev, the Giants - Septuagint. The sons of men, the earth-born, to distinguish them from the sons of God, those who were born from above. See the notes on Genesis 6:1, etc. Her guests are in the depths of hell - Those who have been drawn out of the way of understanding by…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Compare the marginal reference. With this warning the long introduction closes, and the collection of separate proverbs begins. Wisdom and Folly have each spoken; the issues of each have been painted in life-like hues. The learner is left to choose.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 How diligent the tempter is, to seduce unwary souls into sin! Carnal, sensual pleasure, stupifies conscience, and puts out the sparks of conviction. This tempter has no solid reason to offer; and where she gets dominion in a soul, all knowledge of holy things is lost and forgotten. She is very violent and pressing. We need to seek and pray for true wisdom, for Satan has many ways to withdraw our souls from Christ. Not only worldly lusts and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Folly's dinner guests end up in the grave, unlike the reward for Wisdom's guests (see Proverbs 9:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. (Compare Pr 2:18, 19; 7:27).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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