“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” And to him who lacks sense she says,
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 seduce unwary souls into the paths of sin, and with the most he gains his point, and Wisdom's courtship is not effectual. Now observe, I.
Commenting on Proverbs 9:13-18
Stolen waters are sweet,.... Wells and fountains of waters in those hot countries were very valuable, and were the property of particular persons; about which there were sometimes great strife and contention; and they were sometimes sealed and kept from the use of others; see Gen 26:18; now waters got by stealth from such wells and fountains were sweeter than their own, or what might...
Pro 9:16-17 The woman, who in her own person serves as a sign to her house, addresses those who pass by in their innocence (לתמּם, 2Sa 15:11): 16 “Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither!” And if any one is devoid of understanding, she saith to him: 17 “Stolen waters taste sweet, And the bread of secrecy is pleasant.” פּתי (folly, simplicity) has a...
Commenting on Proverbs 9:16-17