Proverbs 9:17 | DiscipleDeck

Bible Commentary

Proverbs 9:17

The temptation of folly is real — forbidden things often feel more appealing because of the thrill of disobedience. But feeling exciting does not make something right.

Memory phrase: Wrong things can feel exciting. That does not make them right.

Talk about it: Have you ever wanted something just because it was forbidden? Why do you think that happens?

Prayer: God, when wrong things look exciting, help me remember that they are still wrong — and that Your ways are better.

The Daily Devotional

One devotional. Every morning.

The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.

We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.

Continue tomorrow

Turn Bible study into a daily habit

Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.

Read today's devotional Save my progress

More for Proverbs 9:17

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

Proverbs 9 — OverviewProverbs 9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleChrist and sin are rivals for the soul of man, and here we are told how they both make their court to it, to have the innermost and uppermost place in it. The design of this representation is to set before us life…Proverbs 9 — OverviewProverbs 9 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeProverbs 9:1, The discipline, Proverbs 9:4, and doctrine of wisdom; Proverbs 9:13, The custom, Proverbs 9:16, and error of folly.Proverbs 9 — OverviewProverbs 9 · Little Bible — for children and parentsChapter 9 presents two great invitations — and two very different outcomes. Lady Wisdom builds a beautiful house, prepares a wonderful feast, and sends her helpers out to invite everyone in. She calls out: 'Come and…Proverbs 9 — OverviewProverbs 9 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter, Wisdom, or Christ, is represented as having built a stately house or palace for the entertainment of his guests, Pr 9:1; as having made large and suitable provisions for them, Pr 9:2; and as having sent…Proverbs 9:1-18Proverbs 9:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION Proverbs 9:1-18Proverbs 9:1-18 · The Pulpit Commentary15. Fifteenth admonitory discourse, containing in a parabolic form an invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1-12), and that of her rival Folly (Proverbs 9:13-18). The chapter sums up in brief the warnings of the preceding…

commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.devotionThe Scholar Who KneelsThe greatest intellectual move you will ever make is kneeling. Christ doesn't make you stupid — He makes you wise. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.Discipledeck