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Proverbs 9:18

Proverbs 9:18
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 9:13-18

We have heard what Christ has to say, to engage our affections to God and godliness, and one would think the whole world should go after him; but here we are told how industrious the tempter is to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the dead To enter her house is to quit the land of the living, and enter the dark abode of the "shades," Heb. Rephaim. See Pro 2:18, note.

hell Heb. Sheol. See Pro 9:9, note, and comp. Pro 2:18; Pro…

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