Proverbs 2:18
Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
In Context
17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
19All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:4But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde.
Proverbs 7:22And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,
Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way vnto ye graue, which goeth downe to the chambers of death.
1 Corinthians 6:9Knowe yee not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceiued: neither fornicatours, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor wantons, nor buggerers,
Ephesians 5:5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, neither vncleane person, nor couetous person, which is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdome of Christ, and of God.
Revelation 22:15For without shall be dogs and inchanters, and whoremongers, and murtherers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh lies.
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 →