Proverbs 2:19
None that go unto her return, neither do they attain unto the paths of life;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
In Context
18For her house sinketh down unto death, and her paths unto the shades;
20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 6:32He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.
Jeremiah 13:23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
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 →