This section contains the invitation of Folly, the rival of Wisdom, represented under the guise of an adulteress (Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 5:3, etc.; Proverbs 6:24, etc.; 7.).
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Proverbs 9:13-18
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-18Proverbs 9:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-18Proverbs 9:1-18 · The Pulpit Commentary15. Fifteenth admonitory discourse, containing in a parabolic form an invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1-12), and that of her rival Folly (Proverbs 9:13-18). The chapter sums up in brief the warnings of the preceding pa…Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:13-18Proverbs 9:13-18 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryHow 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…The Invitation of FollyProverbs 9:13-18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE INVITATION OF FOLLY. 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…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:13-18Proverbs 9:13-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe truth about sin Solomon, having told us of the excellency of Wisdom, and of the blessings she has to confer on her children, now bids us consider the consequences of listening to sin, when she, the foolish woman, ut…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:13Proverbs 9:13 · The Pulpit CommentaryI foolish woman; literally, the woman of folly, the genitive being that of apposition, so that this may well be rendered, in order to make the contrast with Wisdom more marked, "the woman Folly." She is regarded as a re…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-18EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-1815. Fifteenth admonitory discourse, containing in a parabolic form an invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1-12), and that of her rival Folly (Proverbs 9:13-18). The chapter sums up in brief the warnings of the preceding pa…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 9:13-18How 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…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Invitation of FollyTHE INVITATION OF FOLLY. 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…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:13-18The invitation of Folly The picture to be taken in contrast with that at the beginning of the chapter. I. THE TEMPER OF FOLLY. 1. She is excitable and passionate (Proverbs 9:13), and may be fitly imaged as the harlot, t…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:13-18The truth about sin Solomon, having told us of the excellency of Wisdom, and of the blessings she has to confer on her children, now bids us consider the consequences of listening to sin, when she, the foolish woman, ut…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:13I foolish woman; literally, the woman of folly, the genitive being that of apposition, so that this may well be rendered, in order to make the contrast with Wisdom more marked, "the woman Folly." She is regarded as a re…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 9:14She sitteth at the door of her house. She, like Wisdom, has a house of her own, and imitates her in inviting guests to enter. She does not send forth her maidens; she does not stand in the streets and proclaim her missi…Joseph S. Exell and contributors