Proverbs 7:25

Proverbs 7:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths;

Context of Proverbs 7:25

23till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life. 24And now, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth. Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths: 26for she hath cast down many wounded, and all slain by her were strong. 27Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 7:25 word by word

אַל־יֵ֣שְׂטְ אֶל־דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ אַל־תֵּ֝תַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• goתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
• pathsנָתִיבnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:25

• Proverbs 4:14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]:
• Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
• Proverbs 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
• Proverbs 23:31Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, and goeth down smoothly:
• Matthew 5:28But I say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Proverbs 5:23He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
• Psalms 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
• Isaiah 53:6All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all.

Commentaries on Proverbs 7:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-27Verses 6-27 Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same place. The misery of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-27The father emphasizes thr lesson: An adulteress may seem attractive, and a relationship with her is tempting, but it will lead to harm or even death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-4. Similar calls (Pr 3:1-3; 4:10, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 7:25

• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Lasciviousness
• Women
• Young Men

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Commentaries on Proverbs 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings