Proverbs 2:18
For her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
In Context
17Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
19Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:
Cross References
Proverbs 5:4But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;
Proverbs 7:22The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;
Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way to the underworld, going down to the rooms of death.
1 Corinthians 6:9Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,
Ephesians 5:5Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, and those who make use of evil powers, those who make themselves unclean, and the takers of life, and those who give worship to images, and everyone whose delight is in what is false.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:11-22
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange… Read the whole commentary →