Proverbs 2:19
All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
In Context
18Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.
20Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:18But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more vnto the perfite day.
Proverbs 6:32But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
Jeremiah 13:23Can the blacke More change his skin? or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do euill.
Matthew 19:24And againe I say vnto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, then for a rich man to enter into ye kingdome of God.
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 →