Proverbs 9:18
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
But hee knoweth not that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
18For her house inclineth vnto death, and her pathes vnto the dead:
19None that goe vnto her, returne againe, neither take they hold of the pathes of life.
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Proverbs 9:18
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.
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Persons received or lodged by others; strangers or visitors entertained at a place.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The sea; the abyss of waters; the ocean.
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Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
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9:13¶ A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
9:13¶ *A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, & knoweth nothing.
9:14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
9:14For she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate, in the high places of the Citie:
9:15To call passengers who go right on their ways:
9:15To call passengers who go right on their wayes:
9:16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
9:16Who so is simple, let him turne in hither: and as for him that wanteth vnderstanding, she saith to him;
9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
9:17†Stollen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
9:18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
9:18But hee knoweth not that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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