Proverbs 9:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.”

Proverbs 9:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 9:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 9:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.”

Proverbs 9:18 — World English Bible

Proverbs 9:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.”

Proverbs 9:18 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 9:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he hath not known that Rephaim <FI>are<Fi> there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!”

Proverbs 9:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 9:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But he knoweth not that the dead are there; [that] her guests are in the depths of Sheol.”

Proverbs 9:18 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 9:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell. ”

Proverbs 9:18 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 9:18 in Context — Proverbs 9

16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

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What Does Proverbs 9:18 Mean?

Proverbs 9:18 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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