Proverbs 7:26
For many one hath she wounded and cast downe, yea many a strong man hath ben slaine by the meanes of her.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
In Context
25Let not thyne heart wander in her wayes, and be not thou deceaued in her pathes.
27Her house is the way vnto hell, and bryng men downe into the chaumbers of death.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:33He getteth him selfe a plague and dishonour, and his reproche shall neuer be put out:
1 Peter 2:11Dearely beloued, I beseche you as straugers and pilgrimes, abstaine from fleshly lustes, whiche fight agaynst the soule:
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 →