God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 7:25
25Do not let your heart be turned to her ways. Do not wander onto her paths,
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
23until an arrow pierces his heart, like a bird darting into a trap. He does not realize that it will cost him his life. 24Now, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words from my mouth. Do not let your heart be turned to her ways. Do not wander onto her paths, 26because she has brought down many victims, and she has killed all too many. 27Her home is the way to hell and leads to the darkest vaults of death.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:25 word by word
אַל־יֵ֣שְׂטְ אֶל־דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ אַל־תֵּ֝תַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:25
- Proverbs 4:14Do not stray onto the path of wicked people. Do not walk in the way of evil people.
- Proverbs 5:8Stay far away from her. Do not even go near her door.
- Proverbs 6:25Do not desire her beauty in your heart. Do not let her catch you with her eyes.
- Proverbs 23:31Do not look at wine because it is red, because it sparkles in the cup, because it goes down smoothly.
- Matthew 5:28But I can guarantee that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery in his heart.
- Proverbs 5:23He will die for his lack of discipline and stumble around because of his great stupidity.
- Psalms 119:176I have wandered away like a lost lamb. Search for me, because I have never forgotten your commandments.
- Isaiah 53:6We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the Lord has laid all our sins on him.
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
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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
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