Proverbs 9:15
Verse 15 of 18. The 9th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.
11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Proverbs 9:15 in the World English Bible
to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,Read Proverbs 9:15 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:15
What their real character is; they are passengers that go right on their ways (v. 15), that have been trained up in the paths of religion and virtue and set out very hopefully and well, that seemed determined and designed for good, and are not (as that young man, ch. vii. 8) going the way to her house.
Read Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:13–18: The Invitation of Folly.
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