John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:27
Her house is the way to hell ,.... Or "ways" F16 דרכי "viae", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, &c.; ; the broad highway to it; either to the grave, as "sheol" often signifies; or to hell itself, the place of the damned: to go into her house, and commit wickedness with her, is to take a step to destruction, a large stride towards hell; and, if grace prevent not, will bring a man thither. Who would go into such a house, and much less dwell there, which is the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:26
For she hath cast down many wounded ,.... Wounded in their name, character, and reputation; in their bodies by diseases; and in their souls by guilt, shame, and horror, through a compliance with her sinful lusts: these she "cast down" from the honours they were possessed of, from the health they enjoyed, and from the peace and tranquillity of mind they formerly felt within them. And not a single person, as the young man instanced in, or a few only, but "many"; great multitudes, hundreds and... read more