"To call passengers who go right on their ways:" — Proverbs 9:15

Proverbs 9:15 · KJV

“To call passengers who go right on their ways:”

— Proverbs 9:15

For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

Whoso {is} simple, let him turn in hither: and {as for} him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

Proverbs 9 — Context

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. {eaten...: Heb. of secrecies}

Cross References

Proverbs 23:27-28

For a whore {is} a deep ditch; and a strange woman {is} a narrow pit.

Proverbs 7:25-27

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Proverbs 7:13-15

So she caught him, and kissed him, {and} with an impudent face said unto him, {with...: Heb. she strengthened her face and said}