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Proverbs 9:13–18

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13A woman of foolishness is loud,

simple, and does not know it.f

14She sits at the door of her house,

upon a throne at the high places of town,

15in order to call to those who pass by the road,

those who go straight on their way:

16“Whoever is simple, may he turn here!”

As for he who lacks sense,g she says to him,

17“Stolen waters are sweet,

and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”

18But he does not know that the deadh are there,

in the depths of Sheoli are her guests.

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  1. fLiterally “what”
  2. gLiterally “heart”
  3. hOr “Rephaim”
  4. iA term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The woman Folly is loud;

she is seductive and knows nothing.

She sits at the door of her house;

she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,

calling to those who pass by,

who are going straight on their way,

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

And to him who lacks sense she says,

“Stolen water is sweet,

and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

But he does not know that the dead are there,

that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Folly is an unruly woman;

she is simple and knows nothing.

She sits at the door of her house,

on a seat at the highest point of the city,

calling out to those who pass by,

who go straight on their way,

“Let all who are simple come to my house!”

To those who have no sense she says,

“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.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Folly is a rowdy woman;

she is gullible and knows nothing.

She sits by the doorway of her house,

on a seat at the highest point of the city,

calling to those who pass by,

who go straight ahead on their paths:

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”

To the one who lacks sense, she says,

“Stolen water is sweet,

and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”

But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there,

that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

The woman named Folly is brash.

She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.

She sits in her doorway

on the heights overlooking the city.

She calls out to men going by

who are minding their own business.

“Come in with me,” she urges the simple.

To those who lack good judgment, she says,

“Stolen water is refreshing;

food eaten in secret tastes the best!”

But little do they know that the dead are there.

Her guests are in the depths of the grave.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

KJV 1900King James Version

A foolish woman is clamorous:

She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

For she sitteth at the door of her house,

On a seat in the high places of the city,

To call passengers

Who go right on their ways:

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:

And as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

Stolen waters are sweet,

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

But he knoweth not that the dead are there;

And that her guests are in the depths of hell.

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