Two houses, two feasts. Wisdom hath builded her house, hewn out her seven pillars, mingled her wine: 'Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither… Forsake ye simplicity, and live.' The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom. Opposite her sits the foolish woman, clamorous, calling the same passers-by: 'Stolen waters are sweet': 'but he knoweth not that the dead are there.' Between the two invitations the whole book stands.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

Poetry · Solomon, Agur, Lemuel — Proverbs overview

A. 1–12 Wisdom Hath Builded Her House and Hewn Her Seven Pillars
B. 13–18 The Foolish Woman: Stolen Waters Are Sweet

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- Proverbs 7:10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
- Proverbs 7:11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
- Proverbs 7:13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
- Proverbs 7:25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
- Proverbs 7:27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
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Proverbs 94 verses
- Proverbs 9:3She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
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Proverbs 233 verses
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Proverbs 12 verses
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Proverbs 32 verses
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Proverbs 52 verses
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