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The house of the adulteress is like Hades, the realm of death, haunted by the spectral shadows of the dead (Rephaim, see the Psalms 88:10 note), wh…

Besides the literal sense of this passage, as given above, commentators have very generally found in it a spiritual meaning, a warning against idol…

For her house inclines to death
Bends, verges, and points that way; it lies in the way to death, and brings to it, a…

If we are truly wise, we will be careful to avoid all evil company and evil practices. When wisdom governs us, then it not only fills the head but …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes