Proverbs 7:25

Let not thyne heart wander in her wayes, and be not thou deceaued in her pathes.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

In Context

24Heare me now therfore O my chylde, and marke the wordes of my mouth:

26For many one hath she wounded and cast downe, yea many a strong man hath ben slaine by the meanes of her.

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:8Kepe thy way farre from her, & come not nigh the doores of her house.

Proverbs 6:25Lust not after her beautie in thyne heart, lest thou be taken with her fayre lokes.

Proverbs 23:31Looke not thou vpon the wine howe red it is, and what a colour it geueth in the glasse:

Matthew 5:28But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer loketh on a woman, to luste after her, hath committed adultry with her alredy, 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 →

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