Proverbs 9:16

16 "Whoever is gullible turn in here!" She says to a person without sense,

Proverbs 9:16 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 9:16

Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither
The harlot's house, Popish chapels and churches. She uses the same form of words that Wisdom does, ( Proverbs 9:4 ) ; having a form of godliness, a show of religion, but without the power of it; her priests are wolves in sheep's clothing, and speak lies in hypocrisy: and such that she fixes upon as proper persons to work on are the simple, the credulous and unwary; who are not on their guard, and are easily persuaded and imposed on;

and [as for] him that wanteth understanding;
is not well grounded in the principles of Christianity he professes; has not a spiritual and experimental understanding of them:

she saith to him;
addresses him in such language as follows:

Proverbs 9:16 In-Context

14 She sits at the doorway of her house. She is enthroned on the high ground of the city

15 and calls to those who pass by, those minding their own business,

16 "Whoever is gullible turn in here!" She says to a person without sense,

17 "Stolen waters are sweet, and food eaten in secret is tasty."

18 But he does not know that the souls of the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of hell.