Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
For her house bows down to death, and her paths to the dead.
New American Standard Bible
And her tracks lead to the
King James Version
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Holman Bible
and her ways to the land of the departed spirits.
International Standard Version
For her house leads down to death, and her paths down to the realm of the dead.
A Conservative Version
(for her house inclines to death, and her paths to the dead;
American Standard Version
For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;
Amplified
For her house leads down to death
And her paths lead to the dead;
Bible in Basic English
For her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades:
Darby Translation
for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead;
Julia Smith Translation
For her house sunk down to death, and her tracks to the shades.
King James 2000
For her house leads unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for her house sinks to death, and to the dead are her paths.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For her house is inclined unto death, and her paths into hell.
NET Bible
For her house sinks down to death, and her paths lead to the place of the departed spirits.
New Heart English Bible
for her house leads down to death, her paths to the dead.
The Emphasized Bible
For she hath appointed, unto death, her house, and unto the shades, her courses;
Webster
For her house inclineth to death, and her paths to the dead.
World English Bible
for her house leads down to death, her paths to the dead.
Youngs Literal Translation
For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart
Interlinear
Bayith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 2:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Benefits Of Wisdom
17 who forsakes the guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. 18 For her house bows down to death, and her paths to the dead. 19 All who go in to her do not return, nor do they take hold of the paths of life,
Cross References
Proverbs 5:4-14
but afterward she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Proverbs 6:26-35
For by means of a harlot a man comes to a piece of bread; and another man's wife will hunt for the precious life.
Proverbs 7:22-27
He goes after her immediately, like an ox goes to the slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs 9:18
But he does not know that the dead are there; her guests are in the depths of hell.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor abusers, nor homosexuals,
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are clearly revealed, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lustfulness,
Ephesians 5:5
For you know this, that no fornicator, or unclean person, or covetous one (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, will have their part in the Lake burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Revelation 22:15
But outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and makes a lie.