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.
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her. Don’t wander down her wayward path.

Context of Proverbs 7:25

23till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life. 24Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say. Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. 26Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng. 27Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 7:25 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let not thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• declineשָׂטָהώâţâh · to turn asideH7847
• to her waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• go not astrayתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
• in her pathsנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:25

• Proverbs 4:14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
• Proverbs 5:8Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,
• Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
• Proverbs 23:31Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!
• Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Proverbs 5:23For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.
• Psalms 119:176I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
• Isaiah 53:6We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on 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