Proverbs 9:18

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. BUT HE KNOWETH NOT THAT THE DEAD (ARE) THERE; AND THAT HER GUESTS (ARE) IN THE DEPTHS OF HELL. "There", in her house (; ). "He" is 'whoso turneth in' to her (). "Her guests" - literally, 'her invited ones.'...

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 abandoned seducers prove fatal to the souls of men; but false teachers, with doctrines that flatter pride and give liberty to lusts, destroy thousands. They especially draw off such as have received only partial serious impressions. The depths of Satan are depths of hell; and sin, without remorse, is ruin, ruin without remedy. Solomon shows the hook; those that believe him, will not meddle with the bait. Behold the wretched, empty, unsatisfying...

Verse Proverbs 9:18. _BUT HE KNOWETH NOT THAT THE DEAD ARE THERE_] See on Proverbs 2:18. He does not know that it was in this way the first apostates from God and truth walked. רפאים _rephaim_; γιγαντες, the GIANTS. - _Septuagint_. The _sons of men_, the _earth-born_, to distinguish them from the _sons of God_, those who were _born from_ _above_. Genesis 6:1, c. _HER GUESTS ARE IN THE DEPTHS OF HELL._] Those who have been drawn out of the way of understanding by _profligacy_ have in general lost their _lives_, if not their _souls_, by their folly. The _Septuagint,_ _Syriac_, and _Arabic_ make a long addition to this verse: "But

Compare 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....

EXPOSITION PROVERBS 9:1 15. _Fifteenth admonitory discourse, _containing in a parabolic form an invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1), and that of her rival Folly (Proverbs 9:13). The chapter sums up in brief the warnings of the preceding part. PROVERBS 9:1 Wisdom was represented as having a house at whose portals persons waited eagerly for admission (Proverbs 8:34); the idea is further carried on. WISDOM HATH BUILDED HER HOUSE. (For the plural form of khoc

BUT HE KNOWETH NOT THAT THE DEAD [ARE] THERE,.... In the house of this foolish and wicked woman, into which she invites passengers to turn; the simple, that is persuaded by her, does not consider that there are none there to be his companions, but such who are dead in a moral or spiritual sense; that, though they live in pleasure, they are dead while they live. Aben Ezra refers this to "hell" in the next clause; where her guests are, and where those that are slain by her have their everlasting abode; and where the giants are, as the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions; or the mighty ones she has cast down there, as the Targum; so the word "rephaim" sometimes signifies: and some think that reference is had to the giants of the old world, that corrupted their way on earth, and brought a deluge on it; see Proverbs 7:26; [AND THAT] HER GUESTS [ARE] IN THE DEPTHS OF HELL; not o

HELL Hebrew, "Sheol," (_ See Scofield) - (Habakkuk 2:5). _...

CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1)_ 2. The contrast with Folly. (Proverbs 9:13) Proverbs 9:1. The first section of Proverbs closeth with a contrast of Wisdom and Folly, both personified. The one, our Lord, the other under the symbol of a foolish woman. Wisdom sends forth her invitation after her house is built and the feast is spread. It reminds us of the parable of the great supper (Luke 14:1). Here too is the gracious invitation, “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine which I have mingled.” Prov

PROVERBS 9. THE INVITATIONS OF WISDOM AND FOLLY CONTRASTED. This section closes with a couple of graphic pictures of Wisdom and Folly personified, each bidding for the attention of the passers-by with offers of hospitality. The two pictures, each consisting of six stanzas, are now separated by six stanzas of unconnected proverbs (Proverbs 9:7). PROVERBS 9:1. WISDOM'S INVITATION. The parable of the Great Supper in Matthew 22 and Luke 14 may perhaps be modelled on this passage. Wisdom's house, with its seven pillars, her preparations for the feast, and her message of invitation are described. The appointments imply a city life and setting to the scene, but whether Jewish or Greek is not determined by the details. The pillars, viands, and messengers naturally offer themselves to allegorical inte

THE DEAD. Rephaim. (No Art.) See App-25. HELL. Sheol. App-35. Proverbs marked off by different authorship. All are in two lines, except Proverbs 19:7, which has three lines. They are miscellaneous, having self-developing connections, finding their reasons in what follows. A WISE SON. Illustration: Joseph (Genesis 47:12. Compare Pro 48:2). A FOOLISH SON. Hebrew. _kesil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7. Illustration: Esau (Genesis 26:34; Genesis 26:35;...