Proverbs 9:16

“Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither, etc.] The harlot’s house, Popish chapels and churches. She uses the same form of words that Wisdom does, (<200904>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…”

“Simple - This title is not given them by her, but by Solomon. Proverbs 9:17”

“Pro 9:4 Proverbs 9:17”

“The woman, who in her own person serves as a sign to her house, addresses those who pass by in their innocence (לתמּם, Sa2 15:11): 16 "Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither!" And if any one is devoid of understanding, she saith to him: 17 "Stolen waters taste sweet, And the bread of secrecy is pleasant." פּתי (folly, simplicity) has a side accessible to good and its contrary: Wisdom is connected with the one side, and Folly with the other. And as the חסר־לב offers a vacuum to Wisdom which may perhaps be filled with the right contents, so is this vacuum welcome to Folly, because it meets there no resistance. In this sense, Pro 9:16 is like Pro 9:4 (excepting the addition of a connecting and…”