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 a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. 24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. 26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. 27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 7:25 word by word

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

• 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 4:14Enter 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 thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
• Proverbs 23:31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
• Matthew 5:28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
• Proverbs 5:23He shall die without instruction; 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 do not forget thy commandments.
• Isaiah 53:6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; And Yhwh hath 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