Proverbs 9:16

16 quis est parvulus declinet ad me et vecordi locuta est

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 sedit in foribus domus suae super sellam in excelso urbis loco

15 ut vocaret transeuntes viam et pergentes itinere suo

16 quis est parvulus declinet ad me et vecordi locuta est

17 aquae furtivae dulciores sunt et panis absconditus suavior

18 et ignoravit quod gigantes ibi sint et in profundis inferni convivae eius