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Proverbs 9:16
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
from The Way of Folly, Proverbs 9:13-18
What it says

Like Wisdom, she invites the simple to turn in to her.

What it is doing

This verse reveals Folly as a counterfeit rival to Wisdom's call.

In context

13The woman named Folly is loud; 14She sits at the door of her house, 15calling out to those who pass by, 16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” 17“Stolen water is sweet, 18But they do not know that the dead are there,