Parallel Verses
Amplified
But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,
And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
New American Standard Bible
That her guests are in the
King James Version
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Holman Bible
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
International Standard Version
But he does not realize that the dead lurk there, and her invited guests wind up in the depths of Sheol.
A Conservative Version
But he knows not that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
American Standard Version
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Bible in Basic English
But he does not see that the dead are there, that her guests are in the deep places of the underworld.
Darby Translation
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Julia Smith Translation
And he knew not that there the shades; her called ones in the depths of hades
King James 2000
But he knows not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of the grave.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But he does not know that the dead [are] there, in the depths of Sheol [are] her guests.
Modern King James verseion
But he does not know that the dead are there; her guests are in the depths of hell.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But they consider not that death is there, and that her guests go down to hell.
NET Bible
But they do not realize that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.
New Heart English Bible
But he doesn't know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
The Emphasized Bible
But he knoweth not, that the shades are there; In the depths of hades, are her guests.
Webster
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
World English Bible
But he doesn't know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he hath not known that Rephaim are there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!
Themes
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Hell » In the rv the word "sheol" itself occurs in the following scriptures
Interlinear
Yada`
Qara'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 9:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolishness' Banquet
17
“Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden];
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,
And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
Cross References
Proverbs 7:27
Her house is the way to
Descending to the chambers of death.
Psalm 82:5
The rulers do not know nor do they understand;
They walk on in the darkness [of complacent satisfaction];
All the foundations of the earth [the fundamental principles of the administration of justice] are shaken.
Proverbs 1:7
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence];
But arrogant
Proverbs 2:18-19
For her house leads down to death
And her paths lead to the dead;
Proverbs 5:5
Her feet go down to death;
Her steps take hold of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),
Proverbs 6:26
For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up],
And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man].
2 Peter 3:5
For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the word of God, and the earth was formed