Proverbs 9:16
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
18 But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
- KJV
- Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- WEB
- “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
- ASV
- Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
- DARBY
- Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
- BLB
- “Who [is] simple? Let him turn in here!” And the lacking of heart, she says to him:
- ÅB
- Den som er enfoldig, han vende seg hit! Til den som er uten forstand, sier hun:
- OTB
- "La den som er enkel komme hit!" Og til den som mangler forstand sier hun,
- B1930
- Den som er enfoldig, han vende sig hit! Til den som er uten forstand, sier hun:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 9:4
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
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