Proverbs 2:18

If you go into houses of women who are like that, you will die when you are still young; the road to their houses leads to hell.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

In Context

17Those women have left the husbands whom they married when they were young; they have disregarded the solemn promise they made to God not to commit adultery.

19No man who ◄visits/sleeps with► a woman like that will again live harmoniously with his family. He will never have a happy life again.

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:4but the result of being with her will be bitter like gall and injure you as badly, like being cut with a sharp two-edged sword.

Proverbs 7:22And he went with her immediately, like an ox that was going to where it would be slaughtered, or like a deer (OR, a fool) that is stepping into a noose/trap,

Proverbs 7:27The road to her house is the road to the grave. Those who enter her bedroom [PRS] will die as a result.

1 Corinthians 6:9◄You should keep in mind that wicked people will not become members of the group over whom God will rule./Do you not know that wicked people will not become members of the group over whom God will rule?► [RHQ] Do not be deceived {Do not deceive yourselves} by thinking wrongly about these matters. People who are sexually immoral, or who worship idols, or who ◄commit adultery/have sex with someone to whom they are not married►, or who happily allow others to commit homosexual acts with them, or who take the initiative in committing homosexual acts,

Ephesians 5:5You can be sure of this: No person who is sexually immoral or who acts indecently/shamefully will be among those people whom God rules over [MET] in heaven. Neither will those who desire more things than they need. Such people worship their possessions instead of worshipping God.

Revelation 22:15People who are unholy will not be allowed to enter the city. They include people who practice sorcery, people who sin sexually, murderers, idol worshipers, and everyone who enjoys telling lies and are continual liars. They can never enter that city.”

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 →

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