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Proverbs 9:18
18But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But little do they know that the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.
Context of Proverbs 9:18
16“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says, 17“Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!” But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.
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וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 9:18
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Psalms 82:5“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- 2 Peter 3:5But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
- Proverbs 2:18Surely her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead.
- Proverbs 5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
- Proverbs 6:26For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life.
- Proverbs 7:27Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.
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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