Proverbs 7:25

25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.

Proverbs 7:25 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
English Standard Version (ESV)
25 Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths,
New Living Translation (NLT)
25 Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her. Don’t wander down her wayward path.
The Message Bible (MSG)
25 Don't fool around with a woman like that; don't even stroll through her neighborhood.
American Standard Version (ASV)
25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
25 Do not let your heart be turned to her ways. Do not wander onto her paths,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
25 Don't let your heart turn aside to her ways; don't stray onto her paths.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
25 Don't let your hearts turn to her ways. Don't step onto her paths.

Proverbs 7:25 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 7:25

Let not thine heart decline to her ways
Or turn not aside from the right way, the path of truth and holiness, to those of the whorish woman, that lead to ruin and destruction; do not so much as think of going out of the one into the other; let there not be the least wandering thought, affection, or disposition of the mind thereunto; stop and check the first motion of the heart, which leads to a compliance with her, and seems to be directed to her ways, or to betray any love and liking of them; go not astray in her paths;
for whoever walks in her paths goes astray from God and his law; from Christ and his Gospel; and from the true church of God; and from the right paths of faith, duty and worship.

Proverbs 7:25 In-Context

23 till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
24 Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
26 Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
27 Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.

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