Proverbs 7:25
Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
In Context
24So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;
Cross References
Psalms 119:176I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.
Proverbs 5:8Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;
Proverbs 6:25Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.
Proverbs 23:31Keep your eyes from looking on the wine when it is red, when its colour is bright in the cup, when it goes smoothly down:
Matthew 5:28But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:25-27
The Seduction of a Youth. 24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. 25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. 26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. We have here the application of the foregoing story: " Hearken to me therefore, and not to such seducers ( v. 24 ); give ear to a father, and not to an enemy." 1. "Take good… Read the whole commentary →