Proverbs 7:25
Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
In Context
24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
Cross References
Psalms 119:176I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
Proverbs 5:8Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
Proverbs 23:31Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery 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 →