Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
for her house leads down to death, 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 King James verseion
For her house bows down to death, and her paths to the dead.
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.
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 friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God: 18 for her house leads down to death, her paths to the dead. 19 None who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life:
Cross References
Proverbs 5:4-14
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Proverbs 6:26-35
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
Proverbs 7:22-27
He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool to the correction of the stocks.
Proverbs 9:18
But he doesn't know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor men who have sexual relations with men,
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,
Ephesians 5:5
Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
Revelation 21:8
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.