Proverbs 9:16

16 "Whoever is unsure of himself, turn in here!"To someone weak-willed she says,

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 door of her house or on a seat at the heights of the city,

15 calling to those who pass by, to those going straight along their ways,

16 "Whoever is unsure of himself, turn in here!"To someone weak-willed she says,

17 "Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is pleasant."

18 But he doesn't realize that the dead are there, and that those who accept her invitation are in the depths of Sh'ol.