New King James Version
Proverbs 7:25
25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into 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 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 struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life. 24Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth: Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths; 26For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men. 27Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.
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אַל־יֵ֣שְׂטְ אֶל־דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ אַל־תֵּ֝תַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 7:25
- Proverbs 4:14Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil.
- Proverbs 5:8Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house,
- Proverbs 6:25Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
- Proverbs 23:31Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it swirls around smoothly;
- Matthew 5:28But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- Proverbs 5:23He shall die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
- Psalms 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.
- Isaiah 53:6All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his 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
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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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