Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 9:17

Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 9:17 - 9:17

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 9:17 - 9:17

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Stolen waters; by which he understandeth, either,

1. Idolatry, or other wickednesses, which in Solomon’s time before his fall were publicly forbidden and punished, but privately practised; or rather,

2. Adultery.

Are sweet; partly, from the difficulty of obtaining them; partly, from the art which men use in contriving such secret sins; and partly, because the very prohibition renders it more grateful to corrupt nature.