Proverbs 2:18
For her house leads down to death 1 and her tracks will lead you to those in the grave. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
In Context
17She forsakes the companion of her youth 1 and forgets the covenant of her God. 1
19All who go in to her will not return again 1 and they will not find the paths of life. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 5:4but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, 1 cutting like a sharp sword. 1
Proverbs 7:22He went after her suddenly 1 like an ox going to slaughter, 1 like a deer caught in a trap, + 7:22 Deer could be a stag or an antelope. The Vulgate has: lamb . The LXX has: like a dog to the muzzle . 1
Proverbs 7:27Her house is on the paths to Sheol; 1 they go down to the dark bedrooms of death.
1 Corinthians 6:9Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not believe lies. The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, those who practice homosexuality,
Ephesians 5:5For you can be sure of this, that no sexually immoral, impure, or greedy person—that is, an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
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 →