Proverbs 7:25
Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways: + 7:25 Alex. + 'and stray not in her paths.'
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
In Context
24Now then, my son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
26for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:
Proverbs 6:25Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, neither be thou caught by thine eyes, neither be captivated with her eyelids.
Proverbs 23:31For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle.
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 →