Zhēnyán 9:16

16 Shuō , shuí shì yú méng rén , kĕyǐ zhuǎn dào zhèlǐ lái . yòu duì nà wúzhī de rén shuō ,

Zhēnyán 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:

Zhēnyán 9:16 In-Context

14 Tā zuò zaì zìjǐ de jiā ménkǒu , zuò zaì chéng zhōng gāo chù de zuòwei shang ,

15 Hūjiào guo lù de , jiù shì zhí xíng qí dào de rén ,

16 Shuō , shuí shì yú méng rén , kĕyǐ zhuǎn dào zhèlǐ lái . yòu duì nà wúzhī de rén shuō ,

17 Tōu lái de shuǐ shì tián de , àn chī de bǐng shì hǎo de .

18 Rén què bù zhī yǒu yīn hún zaì Tānàli . tāde kè zaì yīnjiān de shēn chù .