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Proverbs 7:26
26For she has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims.
Proverbs 7:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
- New International Version (NIV)Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for many a victim has she laid low, and all her slain are a mighty throng.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.
Context of Proverbs 7:26
24So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words. 25Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her. Don’t wander down her wayward path. For she has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims. 27Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:26 word by word
כִּֽי־רַבִּ֣ים חֲלָלִ֣ים הִפִּ֑ילָה וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗ים כָּל־הֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 7:26
- Proverbs 6:33He will be wounded and disgraced. His shame will never be erased.
- Judges 16:21So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.
- 2 Samuel 3:6As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David went on, Abner became a powerful leader among those loyal to Saul.
- 2 Samuel 12:9Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and stolen his wife.
- 1 Kings 11:1Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites.
- Nehemiah 13:26“Wasn’t this exactly what led King Solomon of Israel into sin?” I demanded. “There was no king from any nation who could compare to him, and God loved him and made him king over all Israel. But even he was led into sin by his foreign wives.
- 1 Corinthians 10:8And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.
- 2 Corinthians 12:21Yes, I am afraid that when I come again, God will humble me in your presence. And I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure.
- 1 Peter 2:11Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her - That is, such like women have been the ruin of many. חללים chalalim, which we render wounded, also signifies solsliers or men of war; and עצמים atsumim, which we render strong men, may be translated heroes. Many of those who have distinguished themselves in the field and in the cabinet have been overcome and destroyed by their mistresses. History is full of such examples.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The house of the harlot is now likened to a field of battle strewn with the corpses of the many slain.Read the comment
- 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. 26-2726-27. Even the mightiest fail to resist her deathly allurements.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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