Proverbs 2:18
And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
In Context
17And forsaketh the guide of her youth,
19None that go in unto her shall return again, neither shall they take hold of the paths of life,
Cross References
Proverbs 5:4But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword.
Proverbs 7:22Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,
Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death.
1 Corinthians 6:9Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
Ephesians 5:5For know you this and understand, that no fornicator, or unclean, or covetous person (which is a serving of idols), hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Revelation 22:15Without are dogs, and sorcerers, and unchaste, and murderers, and servers of idols, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.
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 →