Parallel Verses
Webster
For her house inclineth 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 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.
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;
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 forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18 For her house inclineth to death, and her paths to the dead. 19 None that go to her return again, neither do they take hold of the paths of life.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:4-14
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Proverbs 6:26-35
For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Proverbs 7:22-27
He goeth after her quickly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs 9:18
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Ephesians 5:5
For this ye know, that no lewd, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and lewd men, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Revelation 22:15
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and lewd men, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loveth and maketh a lie.